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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryant comes to the cage accompanied by É o poder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 cm
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173 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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172 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Bryant! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Austin! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Austin throws a chopping leg kick but Bryant manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Austin thumps Bryant with a low kick. Austin misses with a body kick. A head kick misses from Austin. Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Bryant on that attempt. Austin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Bryant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Austin sprawls well. Austin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bryant gets slowly back to his feet. Bryant avoids a kick to the body.
Austin throws a push kick but Bryant slaps the foot to one side. Bryant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him. Austin loads up on a big right hand but Bryant slips the punch. Bryant checks a low kick from Austin. Jonas Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin stuffs the takedown. Austin throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily. Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Austin misses with a kick to the body.
Austin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Austin duly obliges. Austin lands an overhand right. Austin throws a head kick but Bryant moves out of range.
Austin tries to score with a low kick but Bryant moves his leg out of the way. Bryant slips a jab and a cross from Austin.
Austin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Austin throws a low kick, looking for Bryant's leg but Bryant calmly moves out of range. Austin misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bryant. Bryant slips a jab from Austin. Bryant gets in close and instigates a clinch. Austin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bryant takes one on the button. Austin tries to bum rush Bryant with a series of wild strikes but Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bryant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Austin tries to avoid it but Bryant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Austin to the ground. Austin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bryant. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Bryant on that attempt. Jonas Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bryant is breathing heavily. Bryant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Austin misses with a head kick.
Austin misses with a few strikes there.
Austin throws a nice head kick!
Bryant tries to clinch up. Some bone on bone action there as Bryant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Austin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Austin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bryant moves out of range of the body kick. Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Bryant on that attempt. Austin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bryant. Austin misses with a head kick.
Austin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Austin throws and low kick but Bryant moves out of range easily. Austin swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant shoots in and bounces Austin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Bryant looking to sit in guard and control but Austin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Austin wanted to stand there but Bryant had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bryant working for a triangle but Austin defends it easily.
Austin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bryant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Austin wants to get up but he can't break Bryant's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bryant controls Austin momentarily but Austin frees himself. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonas Austin dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bryant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Bryant is looking to clinch. Austin leaves Bryant with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Austin scoring well with a low kick there.
Austin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andre Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Austin throws a head kick that misses. Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it. Austin throws a head kick that misses. Austin throws a head kick that Bryant semi-blocks.
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him. Austin tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Austin throws a solid leg kick but Bryant takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Austin. Austin misses with a head kick.
A jab from Austin finds it's way through Bryant's defenses. Bryant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Austin is fending him off so far but Bryant persists. Nope, Austin circles away and we're back to standing. Austin looks to land a combination but Bryant avoids it well. Bryant fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bryant closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bryant lands in his opponent's guard. Bryant wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Austin wants to stand but Bryant is controlling the position. Austin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bryant controls the pace. Bryant is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Bryant wants to stand and escape but instead Austin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Austin stands and steps away. Bryant gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Austin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Austin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bryant is out of range. Bryant scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Bryant is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Austin has escaped the position, nice work there. Austin is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Bryant advances to mount. Austin wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bryant looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Austin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bryant content just to control the position here. Austin really wants to buck Bryant off and get back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Bryant will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt. Jonas Austin seems to be getting the better of the standup. Austin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Austin throws a lazy right hand but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Austin thumps Bryant with a low kick. Austin throws a right and a left that Bryant avoids nicely. Austin is looking to chop away at Bryant's legs. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Austin misses with a double jab.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bryant blocks a head kick by Austin.
Bryant avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Austin tries to bum rush Bryant with a series of wild strikes but Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bryant fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him. Austin throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Austin tries for a takedown but Bryant circles away easily and Bryant counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Austin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Austin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Bryant is looking for a kimura here.
Austin wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bryant is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Austin pushes Bryant off looking to stand but Bryant dives back in and keeps control.
Bryant is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Austin is trying to stand up here but Bryant is controlling him well. Bryant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Bryant stalling away here and it's allowed Austin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bryant pushes down on Austin's leg and manages to get into half guard. Austin wants to get back to his feet. Bryant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Austin is trying to stand back up but Bryant is controlling him
Andre Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Bryant passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Austin! Austin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Austin somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet! Austin misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bryant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Bryant blocks a head kick by Austin.
Austin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bryant blocks a head kick by Austin.
Austin swinging wilding here.
Bryant tries for a takedown but Austin circles away easily and Austin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Austin throws a nice looking combination but Bryant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Austin tries to land a front kick but Bryant steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Bryant shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Austin napping and manages to drive through into side control! Austin wants to get back to his feet but Bryant drags him back down.
And that's the end of the fight! Andre Bryant showed his dominance in that final round. I think Bryant 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28 Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Bryant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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