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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adolfo Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Hanibal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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159 cm
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133 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adolfo Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Hanibal!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanibal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Austin swivels and escapes.
Hanibal darts in looking for a takedown but Austin gets double underhooks and turns Hanibal into the cage.
As Hanibal tries to get set, Austin tries to push him back and clinch up but Hanibal manages to avoid the attempt.
Hanibal shoots in but Austin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adolfo Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Hanibal.
Hanibal looks winded!
Hanibal loads up on a big right hand but Austin slips the punch.
Hanibal tries to clinch but Austin moves out of range.
Hanibal shoots for a takedown but Austin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Austin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanibal avoiding damage as Austin throws knees to the body.
Austin misses with a punch to the body.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Austin darts in and clinches Hanibal up against the cage.
Austin breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanibal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Austin has closed the distance and engaged Hanibal in a clinch.
Austin stalling in the clinch.
Austin misses with a punch to the body.
Austin misses with a punch to the body.
Austin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Austin can't find room to land a body shot as Hanibal controls the action.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanibal tries to clinch up but Austin circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanibal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hanibal or perhaps it was just good defense by Austin, which made it look bad.
Austin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hanibal has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Austin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hanibal can turn it around.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Austin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Austin leaning against his opponent.
Austin is stalling here.
Hanibal managing to block the knees to the body from Austin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin works on Hanibal's body with a couple of short punches.
Hanibal fails to pull guard.
Austin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Austin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanibal blocks a body shot from Austin.
A right hand to the body from Austin.
Austin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hanibal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Austin has Hanibal pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Austin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hanibal tumbling to the mat - Austin dives into Hanibal's guard.
Hanibal is working an open guard so Austin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin moves into the clinch.
Austin is stalling here.
Hanibal managing to block the knees to the body from Austin.
Hanibal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Austin has him pressed against the cage.
Austin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Austin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Austin prevents the takedown attempt.
Austin scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalling in the clinch from Austin.
Hanibal tries to break the clinch but Austin is controlling the position.
Austin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanibal avoids it.
Austin has picked Hanibal up - he's going for a ride! Austin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adolfo Austin dominated that 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.
Austin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin blocks a head kick by Hanibal.
Austin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Austin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Austin doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanibal circles away.
Hanibal tries to keep at a distance but Austin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hanibal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Austin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hanibal managing to block the knees to the body from Austin.
Austin stalling in the clinch.
Hanibal is breathing heavily.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanibal tries to clinch there but Austin circles away.
Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hanibal is trying to pull guard but Austin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hanibal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Austin prevents it.
Adolfo Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Hanibal.
Austin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Austin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Austin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Austin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Austin with a nice head shot there.
Austin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin gets a clinch.
Austin wants a takedown but no success here.
Austin is pushing Hanibal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanibal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanibal being controlled against the cage.
Adolfo Austin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Hanibal.
Austin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hanibal regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Austin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Austin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hanibal has momentary wrist control but Austin slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin lands a couple of elbows.
Austin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Austin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanibal can do to turn this around?
Austin stands up from Hanibal's guard - Austin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Austin rushes Hanibal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Austin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Austin has Hanibal pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Austin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hanibal tumbling to the mat - Austin dives into Hanibal's guard.
Hanibal pushes Austin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Austin has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hanibal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Austin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanibal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanibal misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adolfo Austin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Austin clinches with his opponent.
Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanibal swats away the attempt to clinch by Austin.
Austin scores with a head kick. Hanibal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanibal shoots in looking for a takedown but Austin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hanibal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hanibal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Austin wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanibal throws a shot from downtown. Austin moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Austin misses the target.
Hanibal shoots for a double leg takedown but Austin sprawls well. He's pushed Hanibal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Austin clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Austin.
Austin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Austin has Hanibal pressed against the cage.
Austin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Austin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanibal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Austin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hanibal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Austin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hanibal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Austin scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hanibal is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adolfo 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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FIGHT
RATING
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