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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 421 p4p, 713 weight class) and Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 56 p4p, 92 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Ho Joy 's knee.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Ho Joy sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Ho Joy moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Ho Joy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Good exchange - Ho Joy coming out on top.
Crunch! Sitsongrit slams his shin into Ho Joy's torso.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Ho Joy's front leg with a kick but Ho Joy checks it.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho Joy. Ho Joy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ho Joy misses with a double jab.
Ho Joy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sitsongrit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ho Joy will feel that in the morning.
Ho Joy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ho Joy works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho Joy's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho Joy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho Joy just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Joy's shoulder, as Ho Joy tries to avoid the shot.
Ho Joy throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but Ho Joy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Joy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ho Joy.
Sitsongrit connects with a right hand. Ho Joy shakes it off.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ho Joy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Ho Joy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Ho Joy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Joy throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Ho Joy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ho Joy's hands.
Ho Joy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Ho Joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ho Joy throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ho Joy looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Ho Joy throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Ho Joy is wise to it.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Ho Joy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ho Joy down.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Ho Joy avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit lands a jab.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ho Joy throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Ho Joy scores with a nice right hand.
Ho Joy misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Ho Joy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Ho Joy misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up but Ho Joy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Ho Joy thows a body kick. Sitsongrit tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Ho Joy moved away.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Ho Joy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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 slips under a jab from Ho Joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Sitsongrit cracks Ho Joy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ho Joy throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Ho Joy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ho Joy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick from Ho Joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Ho Joy jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ho Joy scores with a hook.
Ho Joy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Ho Joy ducked under it nicely.
Ho Joy lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ho Joy clinches.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sitsongrit gets through Ho Joy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Do Ho Joy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit cracks Ho Joy with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Ho Joy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho Joy scores with the left hand. Sitsongrit knows he should have avoided that one.
Ho Joy 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 scoring well with a low kick there.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Ho Joy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ho Joy lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Joy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Ho Joy takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ho Joy's sensitive parts.
Ho Joy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Joy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Ho Joy ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Ho Joy tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho Joy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ho Joy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit cracks Ho Joy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ho Joy scores with a push kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ho Joy 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.
Ho Joy misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Do Ho Joy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Joy slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Ho Joy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ho Joy throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Ho Joy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Ho Joy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Joy wants to get back to striking at distance but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Ho Joy avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Joy taking a breather.
Ho Joy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit pushes Ho Joy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit pushes Ho Joy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Joy working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ho Joy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit jabs Ho Joy right on the nose. Ho Joy blinks but takes it well.
Ho Joy throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ho Joy.
Sitsongrit tests Ho Joy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho Joy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Ho Joy throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Ho Joy misses with a few strikes there.
Ho Joy throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Ho Joy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Ho Joy is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Ho Joy moved out of range nicely.
Ho Joy lands a nice looking body kick.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Joy throws out the jab.
Ho Joy connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Ho Joy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho Joy throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy misses with a double jab.
Ho Joy cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Ho Joy throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit drives through and clinches with Ho Joy against the cage.
Ho Joy blocking some punches.
Ho Joy pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit pushes Ho Joy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ho Joy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Ho Joy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Joy moves away.
Nice shot by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ho Joy looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ho Joy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Joy throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ho Joy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ho Joy loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Ho Joy looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Ho Joy looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit jabs at Ho Joy's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ho Joy loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit stuns Ho Joy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ho Joy is looking to clinch.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
A right-left combo lands from Ho Joy.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into Ho Joy's ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho Joy with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Ho Joy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ho Joy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sitsongrit.
A counter left hand to the body from Ho Joy misses its target.
Ho Joy avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from Ho Joy misses its intended target.
Ho Joy moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ho Joy checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Ho Joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ho Joy checks a leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Ho Joy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Joy throws out the jab.
Ho Joy with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Ho Joy missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Ho Joy counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Ho Joy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ho Joy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Joy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Joy just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Joy 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.
Ho Joy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho Joy. Ho Joy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ho Joy blocks the body kick.
Ho Joy is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ho Joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Ho Joy counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Joy's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho Joy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Ho Joy.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
Ho Joy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ho Joy misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Joy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ho Joy.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Ho Joy stumbling back into the cage.
Ho Joy lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Joy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Ho Joy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick.
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 Do Ho Joy.
I think Ho Joy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do Ho Joy!
During a confident post fight interview, Do Ho Joy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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