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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Augustine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Augustine's choice of entrance music: The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog. Tim Augustine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
17 - 12 - 1 |
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216 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cam Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Augustine!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud misses with a hook
and Augustine counters with a series of strikes. Stroud will be more careful next time no doubt.
Augustine checks a low kick from Stroud.
Stroud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augustine.
Stroud throws a looping overhand right but Augustine ducks down to avoid it.
Stroud throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stroud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Augustine.
Stroud smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augustine checks a leg kick.
Stroud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stroud cracks Augustine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Augustine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stroud.
Stroud scores with a head kick. Augustine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stroud lands a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stroud.
Stroud is looking to clinch but Augustine is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine slips a jab from Stroud.
Stroud moves in looking to clinch but Augustine pushes him off.
A nice combination there by Stroud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stroud.
Augustine slips a jab from Stroud.
Augustine throws out a powerful jab.
Stroud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stroud moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Augustine avoiding damage as Stroud throws knees to the body.
Augustine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Augustine can't find room to land a body shot as Stroud controls the action.
The referee calls for Stroud to work.
Augustine has Stroud pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stroud manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stroud's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stroud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Augustine is defending well for now.
Stroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Augustine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Augustine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stroud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Augustine's elbow.
Stroud will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Augustine up against the cage.
Augustine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stroud unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Augustine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Augustine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Augustine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stroud just stands there and leans against the cage.
Augustine takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tim Augustine has been cut.
Augustine throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroud.
Augustine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustine is trying to break the clinch but Stroud has him pressed against the cage.
Stroud throws an elbow that misses.
Augustine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Augustine avoiding damage as Stroud throws knees to the body.
Stroud wants to stall.
Augustine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stroud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stroud blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Augustine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Stroud.
Augustine looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augustine has a couple of punches blocked by Stroud.
Augustine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stroud lands a body punch in the clinch.
Augustine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustine misses with the head strike.
Augustine misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustine blocks a body shot from Stroud.
Stroud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stroud stalling against the cage.
Stroud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Augustine's face.
Stroud breaks from the clinch.
Augustine misses with a head kick.
Stroud lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Stroud. That snapped Augustine's head back.
Stroud gets a clinch.
Stroud is working Augustine over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Stroud - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stroud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroud lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Stroud.
Stroud lands a knee to the body.
Stroud comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Stroud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Augustine's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stroud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stroud throws a head kick that half lands.
Stroud takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Stroud.
Augustine dips to his left and cracks Stroud with an uppercut!
Stroud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stroud takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stroud drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Augustine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroud moves away.
Stroud throws a sloppy head kick and Augustine moves out of range easily.
Augustine blocks a head kick by Stroud.
Augustine avoids a kick to the body.
Augustine throws a sloppy head kick and Stroud moves out of range easily.
Augustine looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stroud wants to get back to his feet but Augustine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Augustine advances position into side control!
Augustine creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stroud sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stroud dodges the ground and pound from Augustine.
Augustine throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augustine looks up at the clock and then as Stroud takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Augustine smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stroud is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Stroud has hold of Augustine's hands but Augustine slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stroud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Augustine.
Stroud wants to get back to full guard.
Stroud controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Augustine throwing shots but Stroud is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augustine 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.
Augustine is controlling the pace.
Stroud looking for submissions off his back.
Augustine thows a huge punch but Stroud dodges it nicely.
Augustine is looking for a kimura but Stroud is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Augustine to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is looking to improve his position.
Stroud is holding on to half guard well.
Augustine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stroud is looking for a sweep. Augustine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Augustine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Augustine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stroud blocking the ground and pound attempt from Augustine.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stroud manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stroud bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Augustine's guard.
Augustine is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Stroud has his hands clasped together but Augustine extends an breaks Stroud's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Augustine.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Augustine!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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