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TFL 3: LHW Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grant Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Andre Young enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Young!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fairtex fails to land the takedown.
Fairtex fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Young.
Fairtex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fairtex was covering up waiting for the punch and Young finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fairtex working a defensive guard here.
Fairtex will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fairtex avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to Fairtex's brow.
Young postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Young thows a big elbow that misses.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Young is in close to Fairtex's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fairtex wants to sweep but no luck.
Fairtex controls Young momentarily but Young frees himself.
Young lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Young's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Young thows a big elbow that misses.
Fairtex not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Young lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Young avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fairtex had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Young defends it easily.
Fairtex is breathing heavily.
Young connects with a couple of short punches.
Young cracks Fairtex with a solid left hand.
Fairtex looking for a sweep. Not yet Fairtex, not yet.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to Fairtex's brow.
Young distracts Fairtex with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Young pushes down on Fairtex's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Young scores with a couple of nice shots.
Young lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Young connects with a nice short shot to Fairtex's temple.
Ground and pound from Young.
Young working Fairtex over with strikes.
Fairtex has hold of Young's hands but Young slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Young prevents Fairtex from improving his position.
Fairtex has hold of Young's hands but Young slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Young working over Fairtex with some ground and pound. Fairtex looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Young working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fairtex wants to get back to full guard.
Fairtex has hold of Young's hands but Young slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fairtex really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Young scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young working Fairtex over with strikes.
Fairtex is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Young scores with a couple of nice shots.
Young lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Young is thwarting Fairtex's attempts to control the position.
Young scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fairtex shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Young counters with a shoot takedown. Fairtex fights it but they end up in guard.
Young content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Young chips away with some ground and pound.
Young postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fairtex looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young prevents Fairtex from getting back to his feet.
Young scoring with punches to the head and body.
Young chips away with some ground and pound.
Young scoring with some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fairtex misses with a takedown attempt
and Young counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Fairtex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairtex is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fairtex takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fairtex tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fairtex is working to avoid the ground and pound but Young connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young working the ground and pound.
Young lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fairtex is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Young dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fairtex can't escape the position.
Young pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fairtex can't escape the position.
Fairtex throwing hammer fists to the chest of Young. What's that going to do exactly?
Young lands with some strikes.
Fairtex regains half guard.
Young working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Young is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fairtex wants to control but Young is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fairtex is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Fairtex looking for submissions off his back.
Young lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fairtex has hold of Young's hands but Young slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andre Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young working the head and body with strikes.
Young scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Young scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fairtex makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fairtex.
Fairtex is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fairtex wants to stand but Young is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Young postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Young lands a couple of elbows.
Young won't allow Fairtex to get back to his feet.
Young postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Young postures up.
Young working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Young feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fairtex wants to stand up but Young is controlling him.
Young scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Young keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fairtex's head.
Young is working Fairtex over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Young keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fairtex's head.
Fairtex is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Young is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fairtex with a poor takedown
and Young counters with a single leg into guard. Fairtex didn't expect that.
Young stands up over Fairtex, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fairtex knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.
Young scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Young with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fairtex lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Young!
Fairtex wants to control the pace but Young is squirming around nicely.
Young is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fairtex is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Young regains half guard.
Fairtex is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Young has managed to free his arm - good work.
Young gets back to full guard.
Fairtex is posturing up here but Young has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fairtex tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fairtex has to tap! Slick submission there by Young!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Young!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Punchy McPuncherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punchy McPuncherson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Punchy McPuncherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPuncherson thuds a left hand into Slice's body.
Slice looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Slice looks gassed!
Slice lands a couple of digs.
McPuncherson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McPuncherson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McPuncherson tries to get out of the position.
McPuncherson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Slice has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slice won't allow McPuncherson to sweep him here.
McPuncherson is controlling Slice's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPuncherson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slice manages to get himself to full guard.
McPuncherson 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.
McPuncherson wants to pass the guard but Slice is keeping the position.
McPuncherson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Slice wants to get back to his feet but McPuncherson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McPuncherson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Slice is looking to sweep but instead, McPuncherson has passed into half guard.
McPuncherson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McPuncherson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a wild combination.
McPuncherson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slice walks into a stiff left hand from McPuncherson.
McPuncherson drops Slice with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Slice looks back up at him and smiles so McPuncherson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Slice is rocked!
Punchy McPuncherson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McPuncherson is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Slice hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Punchy McPuncherson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Hilden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Madden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilden comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jukka Hilden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Madden!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilden closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hilden lands in his opponent's guard.
Madden looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Madden is looking to stand back up but Hilden counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Madden.
Madden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hilden controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hilden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hilden is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hilden working over Madden with some ground and pound. Madden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hilden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hilden working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hilden connects with a nice short shot to Madden's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilden maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Madden could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hilden has cracked it and Madden is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hilden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jukka Hilden!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antony Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Austin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antony Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Austin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin drives through and clinches with Black against the cage.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Austin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Black!
Black regains half guard.
Black won't allow Austin to pass to mount.
Austin slips a nice elbow through Black's hands, connecting with Black's forehead.
Austin working the head and body with strikes.
Austin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Black working a defensive guard but Austin passes into half guard.
Austin stops Black from getting back to his feet.
Austin is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Austin is working away from the top position though.
Black tries to get to full guard but Austin has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Black!
Austin landing shots from mount.
Austin unloading with bombs!
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
Austin tries to control but Black wriggling away.
Austin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Austin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Austin dominating with strikes here.
Black really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Austin unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Black is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin lands with some strikes.
Black is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin landing strikes from the mount and Black is in trouble!
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Austin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Austin lands a heavy elbow.
Austin with a couple of short strikes.
Austin working the ground and pound effectively.
Austin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Black is bucking up trying to escape but Austin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Austin landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Austin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Austin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Austin avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Black is bucking up trying to escape but Austin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Austin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Austin landing punches.
Austin lands a big elbow.
Austin landing shots from mount.
Austin with the ground and pound from mount.
Austin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Black?
Austin lands a heavy elbow.
Austin unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin landing punches.
Black is looking to get to half guard.
Austin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Black hang on?
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Austin landing shots from mount.
Austin scoring with strikes but Black is staying in there.
Austin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Austin has control of Black's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Black regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Austin lands a big shot there that rocks Black but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Austin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Austin wants to clinch.
Austin keeps the fight on the outside.
Austin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Black counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Austin clinches.
Austin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Black tries to stall but Austin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Austin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Austin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Black pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Austin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Austin looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Austin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Austin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Austin manages to end up in side control.
Black is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black wants to control but Austin postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin working the head with strikes.
Austin is trying to ground and pound but Black uses the momentary lack of control by Austin to regain half guard.
Austin prevents Black from improving his position.
Austin slows the pace down in half guard.
Black is trying to stand back up but Austin is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Austin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Austin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Black looking for subs from the bottom but Austin mounts him!
Austin lands a big shot there that rocks Black but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Austin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Black hang on?
Austin landing strikes from the mount.
Austin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Austin lands a heavy elbow.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Black in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin landing shots from mount.
Black tries to hold on but Austin postures up.
Black takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jeff Austin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Austin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Austin wants to control the action but instead Black gets a body lock and reverses into Austin's guard! Nice work!
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Austin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Austin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a couple of elbows.
Austin scoring with some ground and pound.
Austin chips away with some ground and pound.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Black looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black has momentary wrist control but Austin slips an elbow through the middle.
Austin trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Austin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Austin closes the distance and clinches.
Black is trying to break free.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Austin scores a takedown into full mount!
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Austin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Black looks a forlorn figure.
Black tries to buck Austin off but he can't manage it.
Austin with good strikes from the mount here!
Austin landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin landing punches.
Austin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Black looks a forlorn figure.
Austin looking to finish Black with some ground and pound. This is bad for Black!
Austin dominating with strikes here.
Austin raining down shots from the mount!
Austin looking to finish Black with some ground and pound. This is bad for Black!
Austin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Austin with the ground and pound from mount.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Austin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Black hang on?
Austin lands with some strikes.
Austin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Austin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Black looks a forlorn figure.
Austin lands a heavy elbow.
Austin with a couple of short strikes.
Austin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Black hang on?
Austin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin cracks Black with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Austin lands a big elbow.
Austin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Austin lands a big shot there that rocks Black but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Black tries to reverse the position but Austin maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Austin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Austin with a couple of short strikes.
Austin tries to control but Black wriggling away.
Black working to try and regain half guard.
Black slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Austin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Austin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
Austin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Black looks like he's trying to stand up.
Black gets back to full guard.
Austin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Austin with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Austin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Austin showed some decent athleticism there.
Antony Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Austin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Austin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Austin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Austin!
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A | B |
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