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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 168 p4p, 10 weight class) and Wamberto Boaz (ranked 147 p4p, 8 weight class). Boaz has chosen Preciso me encontrar as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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136 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaz misses with a looping right.
Boaz slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Boaz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Boaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Boaz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boaz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Boaz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Boaz ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Boaz avoids it.
Boaz swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
Boaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boaz lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
Boaz takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but Boaz checks it.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boaz.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Boaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boaz checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Boaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boaz momentarily.
Boaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Boaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boaz moves away.
Boaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Boaz does no damage.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boaz.
A big right from Boaz misses.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
Boaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Boaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sitsongrit scrambles back to his feet.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Boaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boaz lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Boaz 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.
Boaz stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Boaz moved away.
Sitsongrit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Boaz.
Boaz throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Boaz moves away and avoids it.
Boaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Boaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Boaz takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Boaz misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boaz throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Boaz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
Boaz jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boaz misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Sitsongrit has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Boaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Boaz throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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 Boaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boaz.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boaz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sitsongrit is trying to defend but Boaz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sitsongrit tries to roll over but Boaz keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wamberto Boaz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boaz throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Boaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Boaz's shoulder, as Boaz tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Boaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Boaz moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Boaz misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Boaz defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Boaz was well out of range.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Boaz with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boaz drives through and clinches with Sitsongrit against the cage.
Boaz lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Boaz controls his hands.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Boaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boaz blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Boaz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boaz misses with a punch to the body.
Boaz goes for a takedown attempt but Sitsongrit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A low kick from Sitsongrit misses
and Boaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Boaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boaz moves away.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boaz's sensitive parts.
Boaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boaz not doing much here.
Boaz wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping him busy.
Boaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sitsongrit holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to improve his position.
Sitsongrit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sitsongrit is keeping the position for now.
Boaz is still trying to improve position.
Boaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boaz being controlled here momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boaz digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Boaz.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boaz's head.
Boaz misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wamberto Boaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Boaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Boaz moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit defending well as Boaz loads up on a big left hand.
Boaz misses with a straight right.
Boaz lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Boaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boaz misses the shot to the body.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Boaz misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Boaz throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Boaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Boaz slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boaz throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets caught flat footed, as Boaz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sitsongrit has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Boaz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Boaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boaz needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Boaz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boaz advances position into side control!
Sitsongrit is looking to regain half guard here but Boaz keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boaz advances to mount.
Sitsongrit holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Boaz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is working to get back to half guard.
Boaz controlling from the full mount.
Boaz is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sitsongrit has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sitsongrit!
Boaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Boaz, not yet.
Boaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sitsongrit defends well.
Sitsongrit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Boaz trying to control but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom.
Sitsongrit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Boaz looking to control.
Sitsongrit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Boaz, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boaz 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Wamberto Boaz!
An out of breath Wamberto Boaz 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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