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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit (ranked 368 p4p, 202 weight class) and Mark Rapheal (ranked 51 p4p, 25 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 12 - 4 - 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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Rapheal!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapheal ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Rapheal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Rapheal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rapheal checks the leg kick.
Rapheal throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rapheal takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rapheal avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Rapheal throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rapheal counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Rapheal throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Rapheal walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rapheal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Rapheal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rapheal moves into the clinch.
Rapheal misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rapheal backwards.
Good body shot from Rapheal.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Rapheal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Rapheal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rapheal fails to land.
Rapheal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rapheal throws a head punch that misses.
Rapheal lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Rapheal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rapheal working aggressively here.
Rapheal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Rapheal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Rapheal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rapheal gets through Sitsongrit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rapheal fails to land.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Rapheal.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Rapheal controls the action.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Rapheal scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Rapheal blocks it.
Rapheal misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Rapheal avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit motions for Rapheal to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rapheal throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Rapheal moves forwards but Sitsongrit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Rapheal avoids it easily.
Rapheal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rapheal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rapheal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rapheal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rapheal throws a big counter head kick but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Rapheal does it's job there.
Rapheal takes one on the button.
Rapheal 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 connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rapheal throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Rapheal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rapheal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of Rapheal's head.
Rapheal throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Rapheal misses with a body shot.
It looked like Sitsongrit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rapheal.
Rapheal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rapheal misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Rapheal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rapheal.
Rapheal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rapheal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rapheal misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised Rapheal's leg. Rapheal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rapheal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rapheal counters with a nice body shot.
Rapheal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rapheal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Rapheal's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rapheal can do to turn this around?
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Rapheal counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Rapheal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Rapheal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit looks to throw a body kick
and Rapheal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rapheal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Rapheal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rapheal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapheal checks a leg kick nicely.
Rapheal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Rapheal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rapheal throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch up.
Rapheal throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
Rapheal ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rapheal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Rapheal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rapheal lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from Rapheal misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rapheal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Rapheal takes one to the chin there.
Sitsongrit clobbers Rapheal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Rapheal takes one on the button.
Rapheal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Rapheal scores with a shoulder strike.
Rapheal misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Rapheal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rapheal misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Rapheal scores with a shoulder strike.
Rapheal works on Sitsongrit's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit cracks Rapheal with a nice body shot.
Mark Rapheal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Rapheal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rapheal.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Rapheal throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to striking at distance but Rapheal won't allow it.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rapheal.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Rapheal lands a nice shot to the body.
Rapheal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Rapheal.
Rapheal digs a right hand underneath Sitsongrit's ribcage. Sitsongrit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rapheal misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Rapheal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Rapheal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rapheal swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rapheal.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rapheal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Rapheal avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Rapheal misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rapheal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit pushes Rapheal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Rapheal.
Rapheal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rapheal misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rapheal.
Rapheal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rapheal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Rapheal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rapheal moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Rapheal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Rapheal.
Sitsongrit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Rapheal misses the target.
Donk. Sitsongrit catches Rapheal right on the button with a cross.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rapheal wants to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him away.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Rapheal strikes.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Rapheal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapheal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rapheal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to Rapheal's midsection.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapheal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Rapheal blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Rapheal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rapheal. That did some damage!
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rapheal doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rapheal is able to avoid easily.
Rapheal throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to Rapheal's body.
Rapheal loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Rapheal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rapheal ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rapheal misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rapheal's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Rapheal looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Rapheal lands with a nice body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapheal.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick by Sitsongrit misses
and Rapheal counters with a stiff right hand.
Rapheal throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Rapheal ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rapheal is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Rapheal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rapheal on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Rapheal blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws an overhand right that lands on Rapheal's shoulder, as Rapheal tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rapheal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rapheal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rapheal throws a lazy uppercut
and Rapheal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Rapheal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rapheal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Rapheal counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Rapheal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rapheal throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to throw a body kick
and Rapheal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rapheal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Rapheal misses the jab.
Rapheal moves out of range of the strikes.
Rapheal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses
and Rapheal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Rapheal with a jab.
Rapheal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit!
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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