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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Tory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Austin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Tory!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin clinches with his opponent.
Tory has had enough of the clinch but Austin keeps him there for the moment.
Austin prevents Tory from breaking the clinch.
Tory wants to break free but Austin has control.
Tory wants to get back to striking at distance but Austin won't allow it.
Austin has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Tory goes down! Austin dives on top of him - Tory manages to get guard.
It looks like Bam Tory has been cut.
Austin passes into half guard.
Tory wants to get back to his feet.
Tory is refusing to be controlled, as Austin sits in half guard.
Tory is looking to get back to is feet but Austin passes into side control.
Austin scoring with punches from side control.
Tory tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Tory is squirming around, avoiding Austin's attempts to control the action.
Tory is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
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.
Austin with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin controlling his opponent.
Tory wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tory is in a horrible position here. Austin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tory is rocked!
Austin looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tory can do anything to dispel that myth.
Austin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tory is still in real trouble! Can Austin finish him?
Austin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tory is looking to escape.
Tory seems to have recovered his senses.
Tory wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tory looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tory really wants to buck Austin off and get back to his feet.
Austin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Austin content just to control the position here.
Austin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Austin trying to control but Tory is having none of it.
Tory tries to buck Austin off but he can't manage it.
Austin lands a big elbow.
Tory really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Austin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin controlling the pace for now.
Austin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tory really wants to buck Austin off and get back to his feet.
Tory is in a horrible position here. Austin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Austin content just to control the position here.
Tory is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tory can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Austin.
Austin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tory is looking to escape.
Austin cracks Tory with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tory is squirming around, avoiding Austin's attempts to control the action.
Tory is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Austin landing punches.
Austin won't let Tory get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Austin.
A nice elbow there by Austin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Austin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Tory's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tory gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Austin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Austin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Austin slips a straight right by Tory.
Tory throws a hook but Austin blocks it.
Tory misses with an uppercut.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tory misses the jab.
Tory misses with an uppercut.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt - Tory sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Austin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Austin blocks a jab.
No luck for Austin with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austin shoots in for a double leg but Tory sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jeff Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tory throws out a loose jab but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Tory misses its intended target.
Tory throws a hook to the side of Austin's head but Austin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Austin misses with a few strikes there.
Tory misses with a looping left.
Tory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Austin closes the distance and pushes Tory back into the cage.
Austin turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Austin manages to end up in side control.
Austin stands up.
A slow jab from Tory misses its intended target.
Austin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tory is working to avoid the ground and pound but Austin connects with a decent elbow.
Austin trying to control the position but Tory is working away.
Tory is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Austin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Austin decides to stand back up. Austin steps back and let's Tory get back to his feet.
Austin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Austin closes the distance and clinches.
Austin keeps control of Tory as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Austin has a couple of punches blocked by Tory.
Austin tries for a takedown but Tory manages to get underhooks.
Austin has Tory pressed against the cage, preventing Tory from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tory looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Austin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Austin tries to pull guard but Tory holds him up against the cage and eventually Austin drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Tory's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Austin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tory.
Austin scores a nice knee to the body.
Tory wants to get back to striking at distance but Austin won't allow it.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tory connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Austin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tory.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin shoots in for a double leg but Tory sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Austin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tory finds it's way round the side to connect with Austin's head.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Tory.
Bam Tory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin shoots for a takedown but Tory saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tory throws an overhand right that lands on Austin's shoulder, as Austin tries to avoid the shot.
Austin dives in and grabs Tory's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tory pushes down on Austin's head and hops out.
Tory keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tory throws a jab but it's blocked by Austin.
Austin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tory.
Austin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tory as he jumps to the side.
A punch lands to the side of Austin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tory is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tory misses with a straight left.
Austin gets the takedown into side control.
Tory gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tory tries to buck Austin off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin landing punches.
Austin with a couple of short strikes.
Tory trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tory is in a horrible position here. Austin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Austin landing strikes from the mount and Tory is in trouble!
Tory is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Austin with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Austin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bam Tory's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Austin defending well as Tory loads up on a big left hand.
Tory connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Austin's hands.
Tory might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tory throws a big shot that misses.
Tory loads up on a big right hand but Austin slips the punch.
Tory pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tory takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
Austin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tory throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tory misses the target.
Tory gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Austin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tory is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Austin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Austin stops Tory from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Austin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Austin wants to control from the top but Tory keeps moving.
Tory is looking to stand up but Austin isn't so interested in that idea.
Tory being controlled here, momentarily.
Austin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tory is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Austin is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bam Tory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tory pushes Austin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Austin has closed the distance and engaged Tory in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Austin.
Austin lands a damaging elbow.
Tory has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tory looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Austin jumps guard and drags Tory to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Austin wriggles free and stands up.
Tory defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Austin.
A telegraphed right hand from Tory misses the target.
Austin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Austin showed some decent athleticism there.
Tory looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin trying to control the action but Tory is working from the bottom.
Austin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tory can do to turn this around?
Tory pushes Austin off looking to stand but Austin dives back in and keeps control.
Austin stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tory to get to his feet.
Austin has managed to clinch.
Austin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tory pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tory throws out a loose jab but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Tory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Austin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tory wants to get back to his feet but Austin drags him back down.
Austin moves into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin trying to control but Tory is having none of it.
Tory is trying to stand.
Tory is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Austin trying to control but Tory is having none of it.
Austin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tory throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Austin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Austin!
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