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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 251 p4p, 353 weight class) and Julian Avila (ranked 38 p4p, 48 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 29 - 12 - 2, 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 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Avila!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Avila looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Avila throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Avila just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Avila.
Avila lands a nice looking body shot.
Avila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Avila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Avila throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Avila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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.
Avila slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Avila finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit's head.
Avila throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Avila manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Avila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Avila slips the punch.
Avila wants to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him away.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through Avila's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Avila counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avila steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sitsongrit.
Avila takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Avila throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by Avila.
Avila swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila throws a front kick aimed at Sitsongrit's knee but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avila moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Avila avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Avila. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Avila throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Avila's front leg with a kick but Avila checks it.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Avila sees it coming and moves out of range.
Avila swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Avila scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avila. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Avila tries to clinch up.
Avila throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Avila is predictable there
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Avila takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avila.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Avila dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Avila's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Avila scrambles back to his feet.
Avila looks to throw a body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Avila gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Julian Avila has been cut.
Avila misses the jab.
Avila 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.
Avila throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Avila.
Avila walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Avila slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Avila is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the temple. Avila shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Avila lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Avila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avila slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
A little jabbing left from Avila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Avila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Avila down.
Avila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Avila was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avila manages to avoid it.
Avila moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Avila looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Avila.
Avila thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Avila tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
Avila scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avila cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
It looks like Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Avila looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Avila was well out of range.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avila has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Avila moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avila has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Avila keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Avila saw that one coming.
Avila throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Avila misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Avila.
Avila's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Avila takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Avila scores with a kick to the midsection.
Avila scores with a push kick.
Avila throws a quick inside leg kick.
Avila tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
A low kick from Avila is predictable there
and Sitsongrit counters with a low kick, right behind Avila 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Avila tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Avila throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Avila is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Avila stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Avila 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.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Avila throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Avila thinks about the counter body kick.
Avila throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice body shot.
Avila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and Avila takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Avila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit punishes Avila's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Avila doesn't seem bothered though.
Avila gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Avila tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Avila's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Avila's gas tank.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avila blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Avila throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Avila misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila tries to land a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks with his arms.
Avila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Avila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Avila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avila lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Avila backwards.
Avila has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Avila gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Avila has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Avila misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Avilas head.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit pushes Avila back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
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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hype
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