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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 312 p4p, 645 weight class) and Stephen Steve (ranked 36 p4p, 87 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve's coach down at New York Public Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steve's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Steve scores with a jab to the body.
Steve scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Steve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steve misses with a low kick.
Steve looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Steve.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Steve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Steve only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Steve jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Steve should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steve buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Steve is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sitsongrit rather than just go for the knockout.
Steve on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
Steve moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Steve walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Steve takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Steve misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steve moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit catches Steve with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steve gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steve moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Steve chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit ducks right into an uppercut from Steve.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Steve misses.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Steve is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve avoids a kick to the body.
Steve flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though.
Steve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steve. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Steve's legs.
Steve looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steve walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Steve walks into a jab.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve misses with a leg kick.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Steve throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Steve.
Steve slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve blocks a low kick nicely.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit lunges at Steve with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steve's hand.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steve stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Steve throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
A solid body kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit stuns Steve with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve is looking for the big counter here.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steve moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Steve.
Steve lands with a nice body punch.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Steve's leg. Steve is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sitsongrit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Steve punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Steve tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Steve might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sitsongrit has got the better of the exchanges.
A telegraphed right hand from Steve misses the target.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steve thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sitsongrit if he has to take too many more of those.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Steve's ribcage but misses.
Steve throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steve on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Steve checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steve lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Steve.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick, looking for Steve's leg but Steve calmly moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steve blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steve.
Sitsongrit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Steve manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Steve's defenses.
Steve lands a jab.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve misses with the combination.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Steve.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Steve off balance momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steve.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Steve flicks out a counter leg kick but Sitsongrit steps away.
A shot to the body from Steve misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steve!
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Steve slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steve lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Steve moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steve at a distance.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steve blocks a leg kick.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Steve throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steve takes one on the button.
That's two 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!
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Steve slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve blocks a jab.
Steve on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Steve tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steve stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Steve ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steve is able to avoid easily.
A low kick lands for Steve.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stephen Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve is looking to score with low kicks.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steve has time to react.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Steve off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Steve jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Steve releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steve is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Steve.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Steve takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Steve in the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Steve takes a step back to recover.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Steve checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Steve acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Steve.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Steve throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
Poomchamtuek 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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