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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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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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