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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vien Yosuke (ranked 2568 p4p, 1499 weight class) and Ratchanasak Sitsongrit (ranked 209 p4p, 128 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vien Yosuke! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ratchanasak Sitsongrit! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy. Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yosuke is out of range. Vien Yosuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yosuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit. Yosuke moves out of range of the strikes. The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Yosuke throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side. Yosuke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Yosuke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces Yosuke off the cage and back into range. Yosuke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Yosuke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit. Yosuke cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yosuke misses with a body kick. Yosuke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit. Yosuke loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch. Yosuke misses with a straight right. We've been told by Yosuke's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Yosuke misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick. Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yosuke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Yosuke tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses. A cross from Yosuke lands. Yosuke lands with a right hand. Yosuke misses with a leg kick. Yosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Yosuke's shoulder, as Yosuke tries to avoid the shot. Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick. Yosuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab. Yosuke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit. Yosuke slips under a jab from Sitsongrit. Yosuke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Nice defenses there by Yosuke. Yosuke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely. Yosuke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts. Sitsongrit takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yosuke misses with a leg kick and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes. Yosuke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Yosuke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Yosuke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit. An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit walks into a left hand. Yosuke scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head. A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target. The fighters circle momentarily. Yosuke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Yosuke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Sitsongrit cracks Yosuke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body. Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yosuke. Yosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Sitsongrit stuns Yosuke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Yosuke moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes. Sitsongrit works Yosuke's body with a nice hook. Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yosuke momentarily.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook. Yosuke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit blocks a low kick nicely. Sitsongrit takes a swing at Yosuke's ribcage but misses. Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yosuke sees it coming and avoids it easily. Yosuke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Sitsongrit checks the leg kick. Yosuke missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss! Yosuke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Sitsongrit jabs Yosuke right on the nose. Yosuke blinks but takes it well. Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yosuke on the side of the head. Yosuke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Yosuke tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab. A shot to the liver by Yosuke. Beautiful body shot. Yosuke with the inside leg kick. A big right from Sitsongrit misses. This has been an exciting period of action! A big left from Yosuke misses. Yosuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit. Yosuke throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Yosuke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yosuke punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch. Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body. Yosuke connects with a solid leg kick. Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Yosuke moves out of range. Yosuke swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Yosuke moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Yosuke is looking to counter punch. Yosuke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Sitsongrit takes a swing at Yosuke's ribcage but misses. Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yosuke backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Yosuke's shoulder, as Yosuke tries to avoid the shot. Yosuke looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely. A countering left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses. Nice body punch from Yosuke. We've been informed that Sitsongrit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Yosuke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Yosuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yosuke cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Yosuke tries to work over Sitsongrit's front leg with a kick but Sitsongrit checks it. Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick. Yosuke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ratchanasak Sitsongrit will probably get the nod. 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 digs a good body shot into Yosuke's ribs. Yosuke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Sitsongrit walks into a straight right hand from Yosuke. Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Yosuke throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot. Yosuke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Yosuke lands with a right hand. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
Yosuke ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit. Yosuke looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range. Sitsongrit keeps Yosuke at a distance using the push kick. Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Yosuke ducked under it nicely. Yosuke is looking to land body kicks. Ratchanasak Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sitsongrit thumps Yosuke with a low kick. Yosuke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yosuke.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Yosuke moves away and avoids it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yosuke thows a left - swing and a miss! Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yosuke can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yosuke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Good exchange - Yosuke coming out on top. Yosuke with the inside leg kick. Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Yosuke throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side. Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yosuke. Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yosuke throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body. Yosuke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Yosuke uses good head movement to avoid it. A jab lands there for Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit throws a hook but Yosuke avoids it easily. It looked like Yosuke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Yosuke throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yosuke misses with a leg kick. Sitsongrit throws a jab when Yosuke was well out of range. Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yosuke sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yosuke.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Yosuke is just out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Yosuke misses the target.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick. Yosuke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit. Yosuke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot. A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target. Yosuke connects with a single shot there. Yosuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yosuke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sitsongrit jabs at Yosuke's body. Yosuke throws a low kick, looking for Sitsongrit's leg but Sitsongrit calmly moves out of range. Sitsongrit scores with a push kick. A left lands for Yosuke. Yosuke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Yosuke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Yosuke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Yosuke throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily. Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at Yosuke's knee but Yosuke avoids it well. Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick. Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses. Yosuke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Yosuke ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yosuke. Yosuke moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit. Yosuke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Yosuke swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that Yosuke was not able to check. Yosuke lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection. Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yosuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit. It looked like Yosuke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Yosuke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit. Yosuke throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it. Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Yosuke is out of range. Yosuke misses the shot to the body. Yosuke is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Yosuke misses with a hook. Yosuke staying out of range there. This has been an exciting period of action! Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Yosuke jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Yosuke sees it coming and checks it nicely. Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick. Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Yosuke. Yosuke moves out of range of the strikes. Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yosuke checks it well. Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss! Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Yosuke uses good head movement to avoid it. Yosuke throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. 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.
Yosuke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Yosuke just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ratchanasak Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Sitsongrit takes a swing at Yosuke's ribcage but misses. Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Yosuke throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Yosuke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Yosuke ducks down to avoid it. Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Yosuke counters with a straight right hand. Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yosuke swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Yosuke misses with a low kick.
Yosuke slips under a jab from Sitsongrit. Yosuke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Yosuke misses with a right hand and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yosuke connects with a nice looking jab.
Yosuke throws a solid leg kick but Sitsongrit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yosuke. Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Yosuke throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Yosuke misses with a left hand and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Yosuke misses with an uppercut. A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Yosuke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Yosuke is looking to land body kicks. Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Yosuke is just out of range. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Yosuke checks it. Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yosuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit. Yosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Sitsongrit throws a jab when Yosuke was well out of range. Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Yosuke. Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Yosuke. A low kick from Yosuke misses and Sitsongrit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Yosuke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick. Yosuke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection. Sitsongrit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sitsongrit slips a jab from Yosuke. Vien Yosuke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit checks the leg kick. Sitsongrit appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there. Yosuke looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely. Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Yosuke.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab. A jab from Sitsongrit misses. Yosuke's corner calls for a 1-2. Yosuke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Yosuke moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick. Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Yosuke. Yosuke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yosuke misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yosuke. A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
The fighters circling - Yosuke throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Yosuke uses good head movement to avoid it. Yosuke takes a shot right to the bread basket. Sitsongrit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yosuke can pounce on him.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit is looking to slow Yosuke down with leg kicks. A looping hook to the body misses from Yosuke. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet. Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks Yosuke with an uppercut! Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Yosuke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Sitsongrit lands a front kick. Yosuke looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range. Yosuke lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming. Yosuke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yosuke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Yosuke wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs. A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Yosuke's defenses. Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Yosuke. Yosuke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yosuke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick. Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Yosuke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Yosuke. Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yosuke misses with a right hand and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand. Yosuke misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Yosuke 's knee. Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit. Yosuke misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yosuke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab. Yosuke blocks a jab. Yosuke misses with a right hand and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Yosuke. Yosuke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Yosuke throws a leg kick that misses. A swing and a miss from Yosuke. Yosuke throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it. Ratchanasak Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Yosuke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight! Ratchanasak 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ratchanasak Sitsongrit!
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