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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eli Austen (ranked 2882 p4p, 3451 weight class) and Sikke Vonnegut (ranked 247 p4p, 280 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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167 cm 26 145 3 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm 26 147 3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Counter fighter Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eli Austen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sikke Vonnegut! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big left from Austen misses. Vonnegut slips under a jab. Vonnegut throws out a counter right but Austen avoids it with no problem. A swing and a miss from Vonnegut. Vonnegut works Austen's body with a nice hook. Austen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vonnegut. Austen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vonnegut. Vonnegut scores with the left hand. Austen knows he should have avoided that one. Vonnegut throws a shot from downtown. Austen moves away and avoids it. Vonnegut stuffs the takedown. Austen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Austen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vonnegut. Austen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Austen throws a hook but Vonnegut blocks it. Vonnegut throws a shot from downtown. Austen moves away and avoids it. Austen misses with a left hand and Vonnegut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Vonnegut throws a body shot but no joy. Vonnegut looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Austen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vonnegut. Nice uppercut lands for Vonnegut. That snapped Austen's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Austen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vonnegut throws out the jab. Vonnegut misses with a looping left. Austen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Austen misses with a wild combination.
Vonnegut scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Austen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Vonnegut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Austen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Austen defending well as Vonnegut loads up on a big left hand. Austen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Vonnegut looks to land a left hand but Austen moved out of range nicely. Austen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vonnegut but Vonnegut pushes him off and we're back to square one. Austen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Austen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vonnegut is just out of range. Vonnegut swings for the body but Austen moves out of range.
Austen throwing a counter right hand but Vonnegut manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Austen looks to land a right hand but Vonnegut moved out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vonnegut! But no joy. Austen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vonnegut was well out of range. Poor timing from Austen. Vonnegut moves out of range of the strikes. Austen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vonnegut is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Austen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vonnegut counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Vonnegut scores with the left hand. Austen knows he should have avoided that one. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Austen with a hook. Austen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vonnegut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Vonnegut staying out of range there. Vonnegut throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Austen sees it coming and avoids it easily. Vonnegut closes this distance looking for a takedown but Austen circles away. Austen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Austen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Austen is rocked! Sikke Vonnegut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vonnegut drops Austen with a big left hand! Austen is injured, injured bad! Vonnegut jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sikke Vonnegut!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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