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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aurelius Augustus (ranked 254 p4p, 237 weight class) and Serafim Lupei (ranked 39 p4p, 36 weight class). Aurelius Augustus had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aurelius Augustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus drops his hands momentarily and Lupei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lupei checks a leg kick.
Augustus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lupei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Augustus.
Nice body punch from Lupei.
Augustus looks to land a right hand but Lupei moved out of range.
Lupei connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Aurelius Augustus has been cut.
Lupei connects with the punch.
Serafim Lupei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Augustus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lupei can pounce on him.
Lupei throws a jab when Augustus was well out of range.
Lupei misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Augustus misses its intended target.
Augustus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Augustus avoids the body shot from Lupei.
Augustus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Augustus misses with a hook.
Lupei throws out a loose jab but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Lupei.
Augustus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Augustus momentarily.
Augustus blocks a head kick by Lupei.
Lupei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Augustus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A punch combination from Lupei misses.
Lupei misses with a looping right.
Lupei takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lupei avoids a kick to the body.
Augustus staying out of range there.
Lupei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augustus.
Lupei steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Augustus gets tackled into the cage by Lupei. Lupei maintains the clinch.
Augustus manages to break the clinch.
Augustus lands with a cross.
Lupei moves out of range as Augustus strikes.
Lupei lets loose with a powerful body kick. Augustus will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lupei jabs Augustus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus misses with a body shot.
Lupei misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Lupei misses the target.
Lupei with a nice calf kick.
Lupei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augustus.
Augustus misses with a low kick.
Lupei misses the shot to the body.
Lupei loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
Augustus throws a head kick that misses.
Augustus misses with a hook. Lupei ducked under it nicely.
Lupei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Augustus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lupei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lupei throws the left hand but Augustus avoids the punch easily.
Augustus stuns Lupei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lupei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Augustus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A cross from Augustus lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lupei. That's going to slow Augustus down.
A telegraphed right hand from Augustus misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Lupei misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lupei.
Augustus throws a sloppy head kick and Lupei moves out of range easily.
Augustus misses with an uppercut. Lupei saw that one coming.
Lupei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupei fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Augustus is out of range.
Lupei chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lupei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Augustus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Augustus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A leg kick checked by Lupei.
Lupei misses with a leg kick
and Augustus counters with a nice uppercut.
Lupei misses with a looping left.
Augustus swings for the body but Lupei moves out of range.
Augustus misses with a hook. Lupei ducked under it nicely.
Lupei wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Lupei.
Lupei tries to clinch but Augustus is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Augustus.
Lupei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lupei. That's going to slow Augustus down.
Lupei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
Augustus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lupei.
Lupei gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lupei just leaning against Augustus, taking a breather.
Augustus breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei digs a good hook to Augustus's body.
Augustus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Augustus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Augustus throws a head kick that misses.
Lupei replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Augustus blocks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serafim Lupei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aurelius Augustus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lupei steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Augustus. That one must have hurt.
Lupei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Augustus misses the target.
Augustus scores with a head kick. Lupei tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lupei walks into a stiff left hand from Augustus.
Lupei is rocked!
Lupei is looking to clinch.
Serafim Lupei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Augustus cracks Lupei with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lupei looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Augustus finish him?
Lupei is still on wobbly legs! Can Augustus finish him?
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!
Lupei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Augustus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lupei was well out of range. Poor timing from Augustus.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lupei! But no joy.
Augustus throws a body kick that misses.
Lupei seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Augustus misses.
Augustus throws a chopping leg kick but Lupei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Augustus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Augustus looks to land a body kick but Lupei moved away.
Lupei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lupei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lupei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei digs a good body shot into Augustus's ribs.
Lupei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lupei throws a head kick but Augustus moves out of range.
Augustus misses with a body shot.
Augustus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Augustus looks to land a right hand but Lupei moved out of range.
Lupei steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Augustus. That one must have hurt.
Lupei scoring well with a low kick there.
Lupei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lupei misses with a low kick.
Augustus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lupei misses with a looping left.
Lupei throws a hook but Augustus avoids it easily.
Lupei ducks right into an uppercut from Augustus.
Lupei moves away from the strike by Augustus.
Lupei tries a quick counter leg kick but Augustus is wise to it.
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!
Augustus swats away the attempt to clinch by Lupei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lupei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lupei checks a leg kick nicely.
Augustus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lupei throws a poor cross that misses
and Augustus counters with a straight right hand.
Lupei misses with a body kick.
Lupei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Augustus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lupei.
Lupei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Augustus misses with a hook
and Lupei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lupei lands a nice looking body shot.
Augustus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Augustus walks into a jab.
Augustus tests Lupei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Augustus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Augustus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lupei.
Lupei throws a shot to the body.
Lupei takes a swing at Augustus's ribcage but misses.
Lupei slips a jab from Augustus.
Lupei scores with a jab to the head.
Lupei lands with a good body shot.
Augustus moves out of range as Lupei strikes.
Augustus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupei scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Augustus throws a jab when Lupei was well out of range.
Lupei throws a body shot but no joy.
Augustus misses with a hook. Lupei ducked under it nicely.
Lupei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Augustus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lupei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lupei swings widly with a right hand
and Augustus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lupei's knee momentarily.
Lupei takes a swing at Augustus's ribcage but misses.
Lupei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Augustus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lupei was well out of range. Poor timing from Augustus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupei closes the distance and clinches.
Augustus wants to get back to striking at distance but Lupei won't allow it.
Augustus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lupei lands a nice looking kick to the body. Augustus takes a step back to recover.
Lupei misses with a low kick.
Lupei slips a straight right by Augustus.
Augustus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Augustus throws a sloppy head kick and Lupei moves out of range easily.
Augustus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Augustus walks into a stiff left hand from Lupei.
Lupei checks a leg kick nicely.
Augustus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei looks to land a left hand but Augustus moved out of range nicely.
As Lupei backs away, Augustus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Augustus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lupei.
Augustus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lupei.
Augustus connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aurelius Augustus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aurelius Augustus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lupei looks to throw the jab but Augustus is out of range.
Lupei misses with a low kick.
Lupei takes a swing at Augustus's ribcage but misses.
Augustus throws the left hand but Lupei avoids the punch easily.
Lupei throws the left hand but Augustus avoids the punch easily.
Lupei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Lupei misses its intended target.
Augustus throws a big shot that misses.
Augustus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lupei. Lupei obviously looking to wear him down.
Augustus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Augustus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Augustus duly obliges.
Augustus throws a leg kick
and Lupei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Augustus thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lupei throws a hook but Augustus avoids it easily.
Lupei dodges the punch combination from Augustus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Lupei. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus tries to land a leg kick but Lupei saw it coming and moves away.
Augustus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Augustus throws a low kick but Lupei avoids it.
A head kick misses from Lupei.
Lupei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Augustus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupei throws out the jab.
Augustus misses with a body kick.
Augustus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Augustus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice cross by Augustus.
Augustus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Augustus lands a jab.
Lupei throws a front kick aimed at Augustus's knee but Augustus avoids it well.
Augustus throws a shot from downtown. Lupei moves away and avoids it.
Augustus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus walks into a left hand.
Augustus throws a leg kick
and Lupei counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augustus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lupei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lupei punishes Augustus's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Lupei finds it's way through Augustus's defenses.
Augustus moves out of range of the body kick from Lupei.
Lupei misses with a wild combination.
Augustus swats away the attempt to clinch by Lupei.
Lupei misses with a hook.
Lupei misses with an uppercut
letting Augustus counter with a right hand.
Lupei is looking to clinch but Augustus is avoiding it.
Nice straight punches there by Augustus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Augustus.
Lupei clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei misses with some punches.
Lupei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Augustus breaks the clinch.
Lupei lands with a shot to the body.
Augustus lands with a shot to the body.
Lupei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lupei blocks a jab.
Augustus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lupei moves out of range of the body kick from Augustus.
Augustus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Augustus staying out of range there.
Lupei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Augustus avoids a kick to the body.
Augustus throws a jab when Lupei was well out of range.
Augustus misses with a looping left.
Lupei throws a hook to the side of Augustus's head but Augustus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lupei was well out of range. Poor timing from Augustus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus lands a right hook to the body.
Augustus throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustus stuns Lupei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Augustus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lupei.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Augustus. Lupei shrugs it off though.
Lupei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Augustus misses with a low kick as Lupei jumps back.
Lupei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lupei now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Augustus lands a glancing blow to the side of Lupei's head.
Augustus throws a head kick that half lands.
Augustus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lupei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Augustus swings for the body but Lupei moves out of range.
Augustus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lupei tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Augustus is able to avoid easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aurelius Augustus.
I think Augustus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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