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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kongthoranee Sitsongrit (ranked 45 p4p, 237 weight class) and Dakota Reis (ranked 6 p4p, 25 weight class). Reis has chosen Cree Prayer Song - Young Spirit as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 23 - 4 - 2, 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 15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Dakota Reis!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Reis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reis lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Reis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Reis moves out of range easily.
Reis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reis feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Reis checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Reis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reis scrambles back to his feet.
Reis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit motions for Reis to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reis 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.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
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 works the jab nicely.
Reis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reis checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Reis moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reis at a distance.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reis.
Reis tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Reis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Reis's shoulder, as Reis tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Reis ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reis slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Reis knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Reis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Reis moved out of range.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reis. Reis obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Reis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but Reis circles away.
Reis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reis moves out of range of the strikes.
Reis flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Reis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reis motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Reis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Reis misses.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Reis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reis slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Reis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reis throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reis.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Reis is out of range.
Reis lands with a cross.
Reis throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Reis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Reis slaps the foot to one side.
Reis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Reis blocks it.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Reis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reis.
Reis gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Reis blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Reis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reis's gas tank.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Reis blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Reis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reis tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Reis throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reis misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Reis controls his hands.
Reis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Reis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Reis prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Reis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reis fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reis misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reis backwards.
Reis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reis lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Reis controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Reis.
Reis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Reis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
Reis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Reis.
Reis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Reis has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reis misses with a looping right.
Reis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit lunges at Reis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reis's hand.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Reis moved out of range nicely.
Reis scoring well with a low kick there.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Reis throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Reis.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Reis.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Reis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reis throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reis. Reis obviously looking to wear him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Reis walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Reis.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reis tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reis is out of range.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Reis moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reis moves away.
Reis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reis.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reis doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reis can do to turn this around?
Reis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Reis throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Reis.
Reis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Reis moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Reis's shoulder, as Reis tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reis throws out the jab.
Reis is looking to score with low kicks.
Reis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Reis throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Reis moves his leg out of the way.
Reis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reis with the inside leg kick.
Reis moves out of range of the strikes.
Reis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reis was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Reis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Reis moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Reis moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reis was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Reis throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Reis only half commits.
Reis misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Reis ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Reis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Reis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it well.
Reis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reis.
Reis misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Reis ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit jabs Reis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Reis is out of range.
Jab, jab by Reis - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but Reis keeps it at a distance.
Reis throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Reis.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
A jab from Reis misses.
Reis connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Reis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Reis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reis.
Reis throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Reis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Reis settles back down.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Reis moved out of range.
Reis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reis blocks the body kick.
Reis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Reis moves out of range.
Reis avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reis throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reis.
A nice leg kick from Reis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Reis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
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 Kongthoranee Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reis looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Reis tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reis on the side of the head.
Reis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Reis - just one landing.
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reis feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Reis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Reis strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reis catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice leg kick lands there from Reis.
Reis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Reis moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Reis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit thumps Reis with a low kick.
Reis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Reis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Reis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Reis avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reis checks it well.
Donk. Reis catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
Reis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reis moves away.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into Reis's ribs.
Jab by Reis.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Reis is just out of range.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Reis slips the punch.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Reis off the cage and back into range.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Reis strikes.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Reis.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Reis's shoulder, as Reis tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good leg kick by Reis.
Reis misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Reis manages to avoid it.
Reis with a jab.
Sitsongrit has managed to clinch.
Reis has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reis.
Reis blocking some punches.
Reis blocks an uppercut.
Reis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Reis.
Reis blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Reis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reis.
Reis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reis swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Reis.
Reis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Reis controls the action.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Reis avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Reis throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Reis blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reis prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Reis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reis lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 tries a body shot but Reis blocks it.
Sitsongrit gets through Reis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kongthoranee Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Reis lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Reis.
Reis throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Reis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Reis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reis throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Reis tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Reis can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reis lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reis misses with a punch to the body.
Reis lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dakota Reis just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Reis lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
Reis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reis.
Sitsongrit defending well as Reis loads up on a big left hand.
Reis throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reis throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Reis.
Reis throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Reis tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Reis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reis tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reis.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Reis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Reis.
Reis misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Reis tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reis misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Reis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reis misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Reis is out of range.
Reis throws a body shot but no joy.
Reis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Reis checks it.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Reis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reis tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reis was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Reis misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reis was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Reis throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Reis was well out of range.
Sitsongrit tests Reis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Reis throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Reis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit motions for Reis to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Reis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reis 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.
Reis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Reis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reis lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Reis throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Reis misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Reis moves out of range.
Reis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reis misses with a looping right.
Reis moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Reis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reis.
Reis defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reis staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Jab by Reis.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses Reis's front leg but catches the back leg as Reis tries to avoid it.
Reis moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Reis.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Reis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Reis moves out of range.
Reis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reis. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Reis counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dakota Reis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reis.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reis.
Reis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and Reis settles back down.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Reis with a hook.
Reis throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Reis's ribcage but misses.
Reis lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reis was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Reis's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Reis.
Reis throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Reis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reis lands the left hand.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reis doesn't seem phased though.
Reis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reis throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and Reis only half commits.
Reis avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Reis counters with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Reis was well out of range.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Reis's front leg with a kick but Reis checks it.
Reis tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit wants to slow Reis down by chopping away at his legs.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Reis.
Reis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reis moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Reis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reis manages to avoid it.
Reis checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Reis flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
That kick from Reis tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit stuns Reis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reis is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Reis lands with an overhand left.
Reis blocks a jab.
Reis wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Reis moves out of range.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Reis's midsection.
Reis tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reis misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Reis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Reis blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
A jab from Reis misses.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reis 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.
Reis misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Reis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit stuns Reis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Reis seems unphased.
Sitsongrit lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Reis's legs.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Reis was well out of range.
Reis just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reis ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reis misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Reis looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reis! But no joy.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Reis's front leg with a kick but Reis checks it.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Reis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Reis moved away.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Reis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reis throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Reis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Dakota Reis!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Dakota Reis!
Dakota Reis wins by majority decision!
Dakota Reis is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Dakota Reis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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