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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Austin (ranked 22353 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kleetes Redneck (ranked 7333 p4p, 0 weight class). Kleetes Redneck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eugene Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kleetes Redneck!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redneck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Austin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kleetes Redneck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redneck looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Good work by Austin as he checks the leg kick.
Austin throws a big counter combination but Redneck scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Austin blocks a head kick by Redneck.
Austin throws a sloppy head kick and Redneck moves out of range easily.
Austin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Redneck, pushing him back against the cage.
Redneck manages to break the clinch.
Austin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Redneck to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Austin controlling Redneck's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Redneck's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is in close to Redneck's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Austin 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 working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Redneck's head.
Redneck wants to stand up but Austin is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin stands up over Redneck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Austin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Austin with a nice head shot there.
Austin stands up over Redneck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Austin is in close to Redneck's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Austin is working Redneck over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Austin scoring with some ground and pound.
Austin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Austin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Austin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Austin is looking to work some ground and pound but Redneck has wrist control.
Austin cracks Redneck with a solid left hand.
Redneck wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Austin manages to pass to side control.
Redneck has hold of Austin's hands but Austin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redneck on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Austin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Redneck with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Redneck felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Redneck has hold of Austin's hands but Austin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Austin drops an elbow to the side of Redneck's head.
Austin working over Redneck with some ground and pound. Redneck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Austin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Austin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Redneck with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin winds up and cracks Redneck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Austin lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Austin connects with a nice short shot to Redneck's temple.
Austin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Redneck has hold of Austin's hands but Austin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Austin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Austin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Austin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Austin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Austin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Austin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Austin is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin lands a few punches from side control.
Austin is putting a hurting on Redneck here, landing some big shots from side control.
Austin gets to mount! Redneck was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Austin scoring with strikes but Redneck is staying in there.
Austin raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin working the ground and pound effectively.
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.
Redneck is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin with a couple of short strikes.
Austin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Austin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Redneck looks a forlorn figure.
Eugene Austin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Austin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Redneck can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Redneck is rocked!
Austin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Redneck is still in real trouble! Can Austin finish him?
Redneck is bucking up trying to escape but Austin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Austin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin forces the positional change into back control.
Austin is landing with strikes from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Redneck staying busy and making it hard for Austin to control.
Redneck is trying to get back to his feet but Austin has full control of the position and if anything, Redneck has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Redneck seems to have recovered his senses.
Austin lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Austin gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Austin gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Austin apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Austin moves into the clinch.
Austin lands a shoulder strike.
Austin jumps into guard, dragging Redneck to the mat.
Austin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Redneck manages to get himself to full guard.
Austin postures up and lands a big shot to Redneck's brow.
Austin lands a couple of digs.
Austin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Austin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redneck is looking to stand back up but Austin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Redneck.
Austin is nestled in close to Redneck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Austin slips a nice elbow through Redneck's hands, connecting with Redneck's forehead.
Redneck pushes Austin off but Austin dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redneck takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Redneck is working to avoid the ground and pound but Austin connects with a decent elbow.
Austin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Redneck tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Austin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Austin drives through with a takedown into Redneck's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Austin postures up and lands a big shot to Redneck's brow.
Austin with a nice head shot there.
Austin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Austin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Redneck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin scoring with some ground and pound.
Austin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin distracts Redneck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Austin lands a couple of elbows.
Austin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Redneck's head.
Austin with a nice head shot there.
Austin postures up and lands a big shot to Redneck's brow.
Austin lands a couple of digs.
Austin stops Redneck from standing up.
Austin landing with the ground and pound.
Austin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin stands up over Redneck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Austin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Redneck's head.
Austin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Redneck wants to hit a switch here but Austin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Redneck there!
Austin lands a nice shot to the head.
Austin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redneck can do to turn this around?
Austin landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Redneck wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Redneck is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Austin with the ground and pound from mount.
Austin breaks from Redneck's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Redneck is bucking up trying to escape but Austin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Austin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Austin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin is landing with some decent strikes but Redneck is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Austin connects with a bit shot that sees Redneck covering up! More strikes from Austin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Austin is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugene Austin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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