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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aurelius Augustus (ranked 21 p4p, 401 weight class) and Jin Yi (ranked 4 p4p, 53 weight class). Yi has chosen Wobble as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 cm 33 188 24 - 5 - 2 |
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189 cm 32 192 17 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 24 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Aurelius Augustus! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jin Yi! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Augustus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yi if he has to take too many more of those.
Augustus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yi sees it coming and avoids it easily. Yi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Augustus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Augustus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yi. Yi circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Yi digs a good body shot into Augustus's ribs. Augustus tries a head kick but it misses.
Yi scores with a jab to the head.
Augustus cracks Yi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Augustus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yi walks into a stiff left hand from Augustus. Augustus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. This has been an exciting period of action! Yi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Augustus feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Yi sprawling to the canvas! Yi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Augustus finish him?!
Yi is rocked!
It looks like Jin Yi has been cut. A chopping leg kick lands by Augustus. Yi is still on wobbly legs! Can Augustus finish him? Augustus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Yi seems to have recovered his senses. Yi looks to land a left hand but Augustus moved out of range nicely. Yi shoots in for a takedown but Augustus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yi moves out of range of the strikes. Yi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Augustus missing with a left hand there. Yi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Augustus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Yi if he has to take too many more of those.
Augustus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yi avoids the head kick by Augustus.
Yi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Yi on the wrong end of a nice hook. Yi ducks under a wild hook from Augustus. A jab from Augustus misses. Augustus throws a hook but Yi blocks it. Augustus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yi in his tracks. Augustus misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Augustus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Augustus throws a head kick that misses and Yi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Yi has gone for a leg lock! Augustus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yi's guard.
Yi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Augustus is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Yi. Augustus gets to mount! Yi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Yi is desperately trying to improve his position but Augustus has a good base and remains in mount. Augustus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yi 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. Yi manages to regain half guard. Good work. Yi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Augustus content to control rather than advance. Augustus prevents Yi from improving his position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Yi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Yi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Yi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Augustus defends well. Yi looking for a guillotine here but Augustus defends easily.
Yi wants to sweep but no luck. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aurelius Augustus dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jin Yi's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Yi shoots in for a takedown but Augustus shows good takedown defense. Augustus avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Augustus misses with an uppercut
and Yi counters with a slapping leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Augustus. A head kick misses from Augustus. Augustus looks to throw the jab but Yi is out of range. Yi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Yi throws a body kick that misses. Augustus looks to land a body kick but Yi moved away. Augustus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yi can do to turn this around? Augustus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yi has time to react. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Augustus with a nice calf kick. A big left from Augustus misses. Yi only half commits to the counter leg kick. Yi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Augustus throws out the jab. Augustus with a body punch. A glancing blow. Yi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Augustus as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round. Augustus just misses with a punch to the body.
Yi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A slapping body kick lands there for Augustus. Augustus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Yi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Augustus can pounce on him.
Yi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Augustus scores with a sloppy right hand. Yi should have avoided that one. Aurelius Augustus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Augustus works the jab nicely. Augustus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Yi misses with a leg kick and Augustus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Yi scores with a nice body kick.
Augustus checks a leg kick. Augustus with a jab. Augustus looks to score with a jab to the body but Yi is just out of range. Augustus looks to land a left hand but Yi moved out of range nicely. Augustus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Augustus moves forwards but Yi connects with a nice, crisp jab. Augustus scores with a leg kick.
Augustus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Augustus throws a wild body kick that Yi sees coming a mile off. Yi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Augustus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Augustus moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Augustus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aurelius Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Augustus thows a left - swing and a miss! It seemed like Yi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Augustus lands a jab. Yi takes a swing at Augustus's ribcage but misses. Augustus connects with a crisp jab. Yi moves out of range of the body kick from Augustus.
Yi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Augustus throws a lazy right hand but Yi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Yi flicks out a counter leg kick but Augustus steps away. Augustus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yi's head backwards. Augustus throws an overhand right that drops Yi like a sack of potatoes! Augustus dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aurelius Augustus! Aurelius Augustus retains his middleweight title! A very excited looking Aurelius Augustus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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