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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 's entrance music is Genesis- Already Over (Red). A fine choice. Austin has chosen Six Million Dollar Man as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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156 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genesis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by there.
misses with a looping right.
checks a leg kick.
swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Austin misses with the combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Austin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Genesis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Austin.
Austin misses with a hook. ducked under it nicely.
throws a lazy right hand but Austin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Austin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Austin closes this distance looking for a takedown but circles away.
defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Austin.
misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Austin tries to clinch but moves out of range.
Austin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has pinned against the cage. gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Genesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Austin.
displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Austin.
lands a nice shot that snaps Austin's head back.
misses with a hook. Austin ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by .
slips a straight right by Austin.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Austin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Austin is defended easily by .
Nice defenses there by .
A jab from misses.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Austin was well out of range. Poor timing from .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genesis dominated that round.
That's time! 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Austin has time to react.
misses with a straight right.
swings and misses with a hook to the body.
throws a series of strikes that have Austin backpedaling.
throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Austin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Genesis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
lands a body shot.
leaves Austin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch up but swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Austin fails with the takedown.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Austin slips under a jab.
Austin moves in looking to clinch but pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
falls off balance throwing a combination
and Austin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Austin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Genesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Austin.
Austin tries to clinch there but circles away.
Austin tries to clinch up but circles away and keeps his distance.
misses with an uppercut. Austin saw that one coming.
Austin shoots in for a double leg but sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Austin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
throws out a loose jab but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin drives through and clinches with against the cage.
dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
blocks the elbow strike.
Austin lands a shoulder strike.
is trying to break the clinch but Austin has him pressed against the cage.
Austin looking for a takedown.
blocks an elbow strike.
gets underhooks to prevent Austin's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Austin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Austin tries for a takedown. No joy.
's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin wants to clinch up but keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Austin with that takedown attempt.
thuds a left hand into Austin's body.
Austin is breathing heavily.
thuds his right hand into Austin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
falls off balance throwing a combination
and Austin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genesis dominated that second round.
That's time! 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Austin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Austin doesn't manage to clinch there - circles away.
Austin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
moves out of range as Austin throws a body kick.
Austin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
lands a head shot.
loads up on a big right hand but Austin slips the punch.
lands an overhand right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Austin.
looks to score with a jab to the body but Austin is just out of range.
Austin is looking to clinch but is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
throws a shot from downtown. Austin moves away and avoids it.
Austin misses with a combination
and counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt - sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Genesis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Austin.
misses with a double jab.
misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
misses with a double jab
and Austin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
throws a combination that misses
and Austin counters with a nice uppercut.
Austin throws a combination that misses
and counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Austin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Austin was well out of range. Poor timing from .
Austin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Genesis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Austin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. defending well though.
Austin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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 Genesis .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for , 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genesis !
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hype
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