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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 349 p4p, 44 weight class) and Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 446 p4p, 60 weight class). Finnish Experiment Il is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment Il does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Experiment Il looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Experiment Il tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Experiment Il is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Experiment Il lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit punishes Experiment Il's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Experiment Il stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
Experiment Il lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Experiment Il lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment Il prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
We've been informed that Experiment Il has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il missing with knees to the body.
Experiment Il blocks an uppercut.
Experiment Il lands a hook to the side of the head.
Experiment Il unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sitsongrit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Experiment Il with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment Il is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Experiment Il missing with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Experiment Il obliges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
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.
Experiment Il has Sitsongrit pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment Il controls his hands.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Experiment Il.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Experiment Il and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Experiment Il missing with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Experiment Il avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Experiment Il lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sitsongrit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the head.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit presses Experiment Il against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Experiment Il blocking some punches.
Experiment Il missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment Il controls the action.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Experiment Il trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit gets through Experiment Il's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Experiment Il taking a breather.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Experiment Il backwards.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Experiment Il doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid 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!
Experiment Il throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Experiment Il misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Experiment Il strikes.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Experiment Il is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Experiment Il looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good work by Experiment Il as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment Il jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Experiment Il is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Experiment Il's defenses.
A slow jab from Experiment Il misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Experiment Il throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Experiment Il throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Experiment Il.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Experiment Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finnish Experiment Il will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Experiment Il with an uppercut!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Experiment Il moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Experiment Il misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Experiment Il has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Experiment Il's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Experiment Il on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Experiment Il should have avoided that one.
Experiment Il takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment Il is just out of range.
Experiment Il throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Experiment Il's body. Experiment Il takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick from Experiment Il, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Experiment Il steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Experiment Il. Experiment Il obviously looking to wear him down.
Experiment Il misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Experiment Il is out of range.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Experiment Il checks the leg kick.
Experiment Il throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Experiment Il 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.
Experiment Il closes the distance and pushes Sitsongrit back into the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment Il is just out of range.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Experiment Il shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Experiment Il thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Experiment Il counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sitsongrit's knee momentarily.
Experiment Il throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Experiment Il's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Experiment Il throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Experiment Il throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Experiment Il jumps back.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Experiment Il's hands.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Experiment Il punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Experiment Il throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Experiment Il. Experiment Il obviously looking to wear him down.
Experiment Il blocks a leg kick.
Experiment Il throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Experiment Il.
A punch lands to the side of Experiment Il 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Experiment Il cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Experiment Il keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Experiment Il throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Experiment Il tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit cracks Experiment Il with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Experiment Il moved out of range.
Experiment Il blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Experiment Il fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit thuds his shin into the meat of Experiment Il's side.
Experiment Il misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment Il keeps Sitsongrit at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment Il looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Experiment Il throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Experiment Il avoids it.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Experiment Il saw that one coming.
Experiment Il takes a jab right on the kisser.
Experiment Il missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Experiment Il misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Experiment Il. Beautiful body shot.
Experiment Il fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Experiment Il's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Experiment Il is out of range.
Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Experiment Il is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Experiment Il tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Experiment Il tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yodsawan Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Experiment Il tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Experiment Il defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Experiment Il.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Experiment Il counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Experiment Il dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Experiment Il is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Experiment Il manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Experiment Il misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Experiment Il moved out of range nicely.
Experiment Il takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the ribs.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Experiment Il is stalling here.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sitsongrit avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Experiment Il blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Experiment Il landing knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage as Experiment Il throws knees to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finnish Experiment Il seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Experiment Il misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il working Sitsongrit over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Experiment Il is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Experiment Il putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sitsongrit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment Il working Sitsongrit over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Experiment Il prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Experiment Il is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Experiment Il creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Experiment Il's ribcage. Experiment Il let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Experiment Il is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Experiment Il blocks it.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Experiment Il's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Experiment Il's gas tank.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment Il.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Experiment Il acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Experiment Il lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Experiment Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Experiment Il misses.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Experiment Il rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Experiment Il looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment Il moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit lands a really nice looking cross but Experiment Il seems unphased.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Experiment Il tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Experiment Il has time to react.
Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment Il throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Experiment Il pushes Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Experiment Il lands with a light punch inside.
Experiment Il is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Experiment Il crunches a lovely knee into Sitsongrit's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finnish Experiment Il.
I think Experiment Il has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Finnish Experiment Il!
Finnish Experiment Il spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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