Thailand's Buakaw Por. Pramuk and France's Mickael Piscitello went toe-to-toe for the most part of three rounds. Piscitello was willing to stand and get into heavy exchanges with Buakaw. Despite Piscitello willing to stand and trade with Buakaw and not take a defensive approach to the bout, it was clear Buakaw was the superior striker. In the third round a right elbow in the clinch sent Piscitello down. Piscitello got up after the referee's count, but he wouldn't last much longer as Buakaw connected with a perfectly timed right elbow that sent Piscitello down for good and the referee stopped the fight. The outstanding third round (T)KO sends Buakaw to the finals of the 154lb tournament.
In the night's other 154lb tournament semi-final fight, Frankie Giorgi and Abraham Roqueni fought an exciting three round right. Giorgi was the larger of the two fighters, but any size advantage he had was nullified by Roqueni's speed. Roqueni seemed to get the better of Giorgi as he moved in and out of range with a variety of strikes. Giorgi connected with some solid strikes of his own, but with the volume of strikes that Roqueni landed and the damage it caused to Giorgi's face it seemed he was on his way to the finals; however, the judges awarded a decision victory to Giorgi, who will now meet Buakaw in the 154lb tournament finals.
In the 147lb tournament Fabio Pinca and Mosab Amrani were involved in an exciting fight. Amrani and Pinca went back and forth for three rounds, with the difference being that Amrani seemed to wing wild punches, while Pinca used strong technical attacks to score. As the fight went on you could see Pinca starting to take over as he successfully would answer Amrani's wild attacks with crisp technical strikes. The judges awarded Pinca a decision win and a ticket to the 147lb tournament finals.
Kem Sitsongpeenong had no trouble in his fight against Dongsu Kim. Kem landed his attacks when he wanted to and it was clear that Kim was outmatched. Kem spent quite a bit of time showboating as it was clear he was not worried about anything Kim would throw at him. In the end Kem won a one sided unanimous decision to set him up against Fabio Pinca in the 147lb tournament finals.
The finals for the 2011 Thai Fight tournament are now set and will take place December 18th. Buakaw Por. Pramuk from Thailand will face Australian Frankie Giorgi in the 154lb tournament finals. In the 147lb tournament Thailand's Kem Sitsongpeenong will take on last year’s Thai Fight tournament champion, Fabio Pinca from France. The pair has previously fought with Kem taking home the victory.
Results:
154lb (70kg) tournament:
Buakaw Por. Pramuk (Thailand) def. Mickael Piscitello (France) via (T)KO
Frankie Giorgi (Australia) def. Abraham Roqueni (Spain) via Decision
147lb (67kg) tournament:
Kem Sitsongpeenong (Thailand) def. Dongsu Kim (South Korea) via Decision
Fabio Pinca (France) def. Mosab Amrani (Netherlands) via Decision
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