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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aurelius Augustus (ranked 417 p4p, 445 weight class) and Randy The Show (ranked 59 p4p, 63 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aurelius Augustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Show!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Show keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augustus.
Augustus throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Show counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Aurelius Augustus has been cut.
The Show walks into a straight right hand from Augustus.
Augustus misses with a straight right.
The Show on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Augustus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Augustus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Show.
A little feinted left hand from Augustus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Augustus throws a jab when The Show was well out of range.
The Show lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Augustus swings widly with a right hand
and The Show counters with a nice uppercut.
Augustus tried to score with a low kick but The Show checks it.
The Show connects with a good right hand that stumbles Augustus. Augustus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Augustus lands a jab to The Show's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustus throws a hook but The Show blocks it.
The Show wants to counter with a clinch but Augustus pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Show tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Augustus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Show scores with a jab to the head.
The Show slips under a jab from Augustus.
Augustus lands a head shot.
The Show moves out of range as Augustus throws a body kick.
Augustus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Show looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Augustus scores with a decent looking hook.
Augustus throws a right hand that misses
and The Show connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Show rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Augustus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Show thinking.
Augustus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Augustus misses with a jab to the body
enabling The Show to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Augustus misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus tries to land a front kick but The Show steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Show tries to counter with a clinch but Augustus shakes him off and moves away.
Augustus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Augustus keeps The Show at a distance using the push kick.
Augustus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Show was well out of range. Poor timing from Augustus.
The Show has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Augustus.
Augustus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Augustus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aurelius Augustus's cut is getting worse.
Augustus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Augustus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on The Show's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Augustus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Show counters with a stiff right hand.
The Show waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Augustus. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Augustus to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Augustus is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The Show postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Show is looking to work some ground and pound but Augustus has wrist control.
Augustus pulls The Show in close to prevent any damage.
The Show cracks Augustus with a solid left hand.
The Show throws a big elbow that misses.
Augustus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Augustus wants to stand up but The Show is controlling him.
The Show loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Show throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Show postures up in Augustus's guard and throws a big left but Augustus blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The Show is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Show is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Augustus.
Augustus scores with a push kick.
The Show closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Augustus lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Show backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Augustus.
The Show creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Augustus's defenses.
Aurelius Augustus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The Show breaks from the clinch.
The Show throws out a loose jab but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Show gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Augustus misses
and The Show counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augustus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Augustus throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Show wants to counter the offense by Augustus and move into the clinch position.
Augustus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy The Show will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aurelius Augustus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Augustus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augustus jabs at The Show's body.
Augustus punishes The Show's body with a nice straight punch.
Augustus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Show avoids the body shot from Augustus.
Augustus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Show 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.
Augustus throws a lazy uppercut
and The Show counters with a straight right hand.
The Show might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Show takes one to the side of the head.
Aurelius Augustus is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augustus. The Show does a little dance to reset his feet.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Show moves away.
Despite the aggression on The Show's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Augustus just misses with a punch to the body.
The Show doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Augustus scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus throws a hook but The Show avoids it easily.
Aurelius Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Show clinches up against the cage.
The Show tries a body shot but Augustus blocks it.
The Show fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Show lands a left hand.
The Show throws a punch but it's blocked by Augustus.
Augustus blocking some punches.
The Show avoiding damage as Augustus throws knees to the body.
Augustus lands with a right to the head.
The Show is looking to break free of the clinch but Augustus has double underhooks.
I was talking to Augustus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Augustus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Show throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Augustus is trying to break free.
Augustus tries to break free but The Show pushes him back against the cage.
The Show misses with some punches.
Augustus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Augustus throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Show! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus cracks The Show with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Show staying out of range there.
The Show ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
The Show tries to clinch up
and Augustus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Augustus misses with a kick to the body
and The Show counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augustus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Augustus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Show finds it's way round the side to connect with Augustus's head.
Jeez, Aurelius Augustus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The Show takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Augustus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by The Show.
Good exchange - Augustus coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Show counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Augustus lands a body shot.
The Show has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Augustus.
The Show connects with a looping right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aurelius Augustus's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy The Show!
Randy The Show 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.
The defeated Aurelius Augustus had this to say: 'Ill come back stronger than ever!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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