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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Waller (ranked 947 p4p, 951 weight class) and Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit (ranked 110 p4p, 112 weight class). Waller comes into the arena with Snoop Dogg - Murder Was the Case blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Waller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab, jab by Waller - just one landing.
Sitsongrit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Waller throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Waller moved out of range.
Sitsongrit misses the body punch
and Waller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waller throws a body shot but no joy.
Waller looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit sizes up Waller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Waller jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Waller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waller moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Waller throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waller.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch but Waller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waller missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waller lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Waller throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Waller right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Waller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
Waller moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Waller under the eye.
Waller misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Waller's midsection.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Waller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Waller.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waller was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waller throws out a powerful jab.
Waller has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Waller saw that one coming.
Waller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Waller looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit lands with an overhand left.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Waller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Waller throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Waller looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Waller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Waller.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Waller to score with a decent uppercut.
Waller throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Waller is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Waller.
Waller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Waller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Waller manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sitsongrit, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waller. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waller.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Waller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Waller misses with a looping left.
Waller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Waller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Waller moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Waller throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Waller just misses with a punch to the body.
Waller throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waller lands with a right hand.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Waller avoids it.
Waller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waller counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
and Waller counters with a nice body shot.
Waller checks the leg kick.
Waller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Waller misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Waller's front leg with a kick but Waller checks it.
Waller tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Waller.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sitsongrit.
Waller lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sitsongrit lands a head kick. Waller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit cracks Waller with a good jab.
Waller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Waller's knee but Waller avoids it well.
Waller throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Waller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Waller's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waller moves away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Waller might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Waller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand right.
Waller throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waller lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Waller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Waller throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Waller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit cracks Waller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Waller avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wallers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Waller moves out of range of the strikes.
Waller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Waller blocks it.
Waller lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waller was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Waller cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Waller lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and Waller counters with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit clobbers Waller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Waller misses.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Waller throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Waller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Waller just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Waller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Waller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Waller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit punishes Waller's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Waller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Waller was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Waller.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Waller saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waller cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Waller misses with a wild body shot.
Waller loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
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 lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Waller at a distance.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Waller throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Waller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Waller misses with a looping left.
Waller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
A jab from Waller misses.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Waller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
A counter left hand to the body from Waller misses its target.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Waller.
Waller slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Waller moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit jabs at Waller's body.
Sitsongrit pushes Waller away with a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waller. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Waller misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Waller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Waller backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Waller throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries a quick counter leg kick but Waller is wise to it.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Waller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Waller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Waller throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Waller.
We've been informed that Sitsongrit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Waller lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Waller.
Waller checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Waller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Waller moved out of range.
Waller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Waller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Waller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Waller avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waller. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Waller.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Waller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Waller moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Waller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit cracks Waller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Waller moves out of range.
Waller throws a lazy uppercut
and Waller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit lunges at Waller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Waller's hand.
Waller misses with a body shot.
Waller swinging wildly here.
Waller slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Waller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jack Waller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Waller throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from Waller misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Waller thuds his right hand into Sitsongrit's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Waller misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Waller's head but Waller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Waller throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Waller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Waller blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wallers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Waller blocks it.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Waller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good exchange - Waller coming out on top.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Waller's leg. Waller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit!
Yodsingkhun Sitsongrit was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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