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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tobiasz Augustyniak (ranked 3239 p4p, 1681 weight class) and Ratchanasak Sitsongrit (ranked 318 p4p, 182 weight class). Ratchanasak Sitsongrit acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobiasz Augustyniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ratchanasak Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustyniak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tobiasz Augustyniak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustyniak works over Sitsongrit's head and body with a nice combination.
Augustyniak has Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Augustyniak jumps guard but Sitsongrit stands there with Augustyniak around his waist. Augustyniak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Augustyniak controls his hands.
Augustyniak ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Augustyniak no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Augustyniak trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is looking to stand up but Augustyniak won't let him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Augustyniak is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Augustyniak is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sitsongrit with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
Augustyniak instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Augustyniak controls his hands.
Augustyniak breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Augustyniak blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Augustyniak.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Augustyniak blocking some punches.
Augustyniak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Augustyniak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Augustyniak fails to pull guard.
Augustyniak jumps guard and drags Sitsongrit to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit is fighting to break Augustyniak's control of his arms but Augustyniak is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Augustyniak is pulling down on Sitsongrit's head to control his posture.
Augustyniak's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've been informed that Sitsongrit has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sitsongrit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Augustyniak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sitsongrit seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Augustyniak moves into the clinch successfully.
Augustyniak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Augustyniak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Augustyniak moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Augustyniak misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Augustyniak.
Augustyniak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Augustyniak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit pushes Augustyniak up against the cage in a clinch.
Augustyniak tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobiasz Augustyniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Augustyniak drags the fight down to the ground.
Augustyniak managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobiasz Augustyniak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Augustyniak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Augustyniak takes one to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sitsongrit.
Decent striking displayed by Sitsongrit there.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Augustyniak's sensitive parts.
Ratchanasak Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Augustyniak tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Augustyniak blocks a low kick nicely.
Augustyniak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Augustyniak throws a good cross that connects.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Augustyniak darts in trying to clinch
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Augustyniak moves into the clinch.
Augustyniak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Augustyniak's efforts to push away.
Augustyniak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Augustyniak tries to clinch up.
Augustyniak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Augustyniak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Augustyniak avoids it with no problem.
Tobiasz Augustyniak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Augustyniak throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Augustyniak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Augustyniak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustyniak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Augustyniak has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit jabs Augustyniak right on the nose. Augustyniak blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Augustyniak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Augustyniak tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Augustyniak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Augustyniak wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of Augustyniak's head but Augustyniak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustyniak tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Augustyniak throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Augustyniak misses with the combination.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustyniak is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
Augustyniak 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 circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Augustyniak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit jabs Augustyniak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit works Augustyniak's body with a nice hook.
Augustyniak tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Augustyniak darts in and clinches Sitsongrit up against the cage.
Augustyniak tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Augustyniak fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobiasz Augustyniak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sitsongrit works on Augustyniak's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustyniak is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sitsongrit to keep the fight standing.
Sitsongrit keeps control of Augustyniak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Augustyniak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augustyniak tries to pull guard but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Augustyniak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sitsongrit walks away with a smile on his face. Augustyniak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Augustyniak stumbling back into the cage.
Augustyniak misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Augustyniak tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Augustyniak tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Augustyniak takes a step back to recover.
Augustyniak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ratchanasak Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitsongrit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Augustyniak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Augustyniak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit tests Augustyniak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit punishes Augustyniak's body with a nice straight punch.
Augustyniak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Augustyniak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit thuds his right hand into Augustyniak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Augustyniak is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustyniak clinches up against the cage.
Augustyniak pulls guard successfully.
Sitsongrit wanted to stand there but Augustyniak had control of the position.
Augustyniak pulls Sitsongrit in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit wanted to stand there but Augustyniak had control of the position.
Sitsongrit is stalling in the full guard.
Augustyniak has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Augustyniak keeping moving, preventing Sitsongrit from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Augustyniak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Augustyniak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Augustyniak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Augustyniak if he has to take too many more of those.
Augustyniak is looking to clinch but Sitsongrit is avoiding it.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit works Augustyniak's body with a nice hook.
Augustyniak moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Augustyniak walks into a left hand.
Augustyniak moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Augustyniak slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Augustyniak tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves away
and Sitsongrit counters with a thumping low kick.
Augustyniak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Augustyniak has closed the distance and engaged Sitsongrit in a clinch.
Augustyniak prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Augustyniak.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Augustyniak controls the action.
Augustyniak gets control of Sitsongrit's arms and successfully pulls guard. Augustyniak will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustyniak controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit trying to control but Augustyniak is working from the bottom.
Sitsongrit looking to pass the guard.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position from guard on top but Augustyniak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Augustyniak seems keen to control Sitsongrit's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ratchanasak Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sitsongrit 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ratchanasak Sitsongrit!
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energy
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hype
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