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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jihadi Joseph (ranked 142 p4p, 122 weight class) and Petsuwan Sitsongrit (ranked 16 p4p, 14 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jihadi Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petsuwan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joseph throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sitsongrit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joseph lands with a cross.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Joseph.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Joseph off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Josephs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Joseph avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joseph moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joseph.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Joseph counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joseph.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Joseph takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A left lands for Joseph.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph throws a front kick that sends Sitsongrit stumbling back into the cage.
Joseph misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Joseph throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Joseph takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joseph on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Joseph connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Joseph looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joseph throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Joseph throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
Joseph lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Joseph.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Joseph wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joseph moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Joseph keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joseph misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joseph lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Joseph slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joseph misses with a kick to the body
and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sitsongrit lands a front kick.
That kick from Joseph tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow Joseph down with leg kicks.
Joseph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Joseph lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Joseph misses with a looping left.
Joseph throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jihadi Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joseph misses the jab.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Joseph.
Joseph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit jabs at Joseph's body.
Joseph avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joseph is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Joseph bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
Joseph digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Joseph is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Joseph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joseph is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joseph lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit cracks Joseph with a good jab.
Joseph moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Joseph avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Joseph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Joseph's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joseph crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and Joseph gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. Joseph manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Joseph strikes.
Joseph has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Joseph thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joseph misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Joseph saw it coming and moves away.
Joseph checks a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Joseph - just one landing.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joseph avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joseph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from Joseph.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Joseph 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Joseph finds it's way through Sitsongrit's defenses.
Joseph stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Joseph.
Sitsongrit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jihadi Joseph will probably get the nod.
That's time! Joseph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joseph is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Petsuwan Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph misses with a hook.
Joseph darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Joseph wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Joseph tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Joseph loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Joseph.
Joseph connects with a solid leg kick.
Joseph misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick from Joseph misses.
Jihadi Joseph is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Joseph.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Donk. Joseph catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph swinging wildly here.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Joseph swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from Joseph
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Joseph uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Joseph returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Joseph moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Joseph.
Nice cross by Joseph.
Joseph takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joseph.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Joseph lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Joseph with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Joseph.
A leg kick checked by Joseph.
A shot to the body from Sitsongrit misses
and Joseph counters with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Joseph connects with a single shot there.
Joseph cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joseph throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Joseph misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joseph thinking.
Joseph throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Joseph 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joseph. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Joseph is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Joseph checks it.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Joseph sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joseph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joseph takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Joseph misses the jab.
Joseph is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Joseph lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joseph throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joseph fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit just manages to avoid it.
Joseph missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Joseph moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Joseph throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Joseph throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joseph throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Joseph was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joseph misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Joseph comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joseph connects with a body shot.
Joseph scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Joseph lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Sitsongrit defending well as Joseph loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Joseph.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joseph to score with a decent uppercut.
Joseph lands a head shot.
Joseph ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joseph.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph 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 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joseph.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joseph blocks a leg kick.
Joseph is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Joseph connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Joseph on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jihadi Joseph dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joseph, as that shot connected.
Joseph swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Joseph.
Joseph misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
Joseph throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Joseph throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joseph lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Joseph tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Joseph misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Sitsongrit might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Joseph has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joseph.
Joseph ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph lands with a good body shot.
Joseph swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Joseph connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sitsongrit momentarily.
Joseph turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joseph.
Joseph misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Joseph takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
Joseph throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Joseph is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Joseph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joseph moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Joseph.
Joseph slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joseph comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Joseph feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land a leg kick but Joseph saw it coming and moves away.
Joseph defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Joseph will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joseph scores with a nice body kick.
Joseph tried to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Joseph lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Joseph cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Joseph.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Joseph.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joseph stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joseph staying out of range there.
Joseph throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joseph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Joseph off the cage and back into range.
Joseph misses with a two punch combination.
Joseph connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joseph takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Joseph is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Joseph's legs.
Joseph works the jab nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joseph.
Joseph takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joseph misses with a straight right.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Joseph.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joseph lands the left hand.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joseph.
Joseph throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joseph lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sitsongrit 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 Joseph has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joseph and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joseph 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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
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 Jihadi Joseph.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joseph, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jihadi Joseph!
An out of breath Jihadi Joseph thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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