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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Listerine Care (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavion Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Listerine Care!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Octavion Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Care. Those never looked like landing.
Care throws a right and a left that both miss.
Care misses with a few strikes there.
Care could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
No joy there for Care, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Care will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Care throws a series of punches but Augustus avoids them all with ease.
Care tries to bum rush Augustus with a series of wild strikes but Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Care throws a series of strikes that have Augustus backpedaling.
Care lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice cross by Care.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Augustus dodges the punch combination from Care.
Nice uppercut lands for Care. That snapped Augustus's head back.
Augustus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Augustus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Care pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Care looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Care throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Care. Those never looked like landing.
Care scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Care throws a nice looking combination but Augustus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Care lands a nice looking body shot.
Care throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Listerine Care seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Care misses with a wild combination.
Care fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Care.
Care misses with a series of wild punches.
Care smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Listerine Care is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Care. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Care tries to bum rush Augustus with a series of wild strikes but Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Care lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Care looks to score with a jab to the body but Augustus is just out of range.
Care lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Augustus circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Care misses with a double jab.
Care throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Care throws a right and a left that both miss.
Augustus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Care lands a nice shot to the body.
Augustus moves forwards but Care connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Care cracks Augustus with a good jab.
Care throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Listerine Care dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Care darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Care thuds a left hand into Augustus's body.
Care throws a right and a left that Augustus avoids nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Care here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Augustus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Care. Those never looked like landing.
Care misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Care fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Augustus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Care misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Care cracks Augustus with a good jab.
Care throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Augustus.
Care throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Augustus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Care throws a series of strikes that have Augustus backpedaling.
Listerine Care is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Care. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Care lands a nice shot to the body.
Care throws a series of punches but Augustus moves out of range.
Care scores with a jab to the body.
Care rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Augustus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Care loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
Care scores with a nice head shot.
Care is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Augustus can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Care misses.
Care will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Care misses with a jab, cross combination.
Care digs a good body shot into Augustus's ribs.
A punch combination from Care misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Care misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
Care fails to land with a series of punches.
Care connects with a crisp jab.
Augustus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Care cracks Augustus with a good jab.
Care throws a body punch but Augustus moves out of range.
Listerine Care is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Care throws a body punch but Augustus moves out of range.
Care getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Care misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Care throws a body shot but no joy.
Augustus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Care.
Care's corner calls for a 1-2. Care obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Care misses with a two punch combination.
Augustus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Care.
Care throws a lazy right hand but Augustus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Care throws a nice looking combination but Augustus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Care jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Listerine Care dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Care swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Care fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Care misses with a wild combination.
Care tries to bum rush Augustus with a series of wild strikes but Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Care throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Care throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augustus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Care. Those never looked like landing.
Care throws a series of punches but Augustus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Care looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Augustus takes one on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Care. Those never looked like landing.
Care cracks Augustus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Care lands with a right hand.
Care just misses with a punch to the body.
Augustus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Care smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Care lands with a shot to the body.
Care connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Augustus's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Care throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Augustus.
A right-left combo lands from Care.
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!
Care misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
Care rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Augustus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Augustus slips a jab and a cross from Care.
Care misses with a few strikes there.
Care throws a series of punches but Augustus moves out of range.
Augustus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Care.
Care misses with a few strikes there.
Care misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
Care misses with an uppercut.
Augustus moves out of range as Care strikes.
A punch combination from Care misses.
Care moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Care goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Care swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Care throws a series of punches but Augustus avoids them all with ease.
Care will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Augustus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Care has got the better of the exchanges.
Augustus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Care.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Care throws a body shot but no joy.
Care throws a right and a left that Augustus avoids nicely.
Octavion Augustus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Listerine Care is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Care misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Listerine Care showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Care has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight for Octavion Augustus!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for Octavion Augustus!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Octavion Augustus!
Octavion Augustus wins by unanimous decision!
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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
RATING
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