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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Augustine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Wagstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Augustine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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216 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Augustine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Wagstaff!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustine throws a good cross that connects.
Wagstaff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wagstaff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Augustine looks to throw the jab but Wagstaff is out of range.
Augustine throws out a loose jab but Wagstaff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wagstaff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Augustine scores with a one two! Wagstaff had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Wagstaff misses its intended target.
Augustine swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagstaff.
Augustine throws out a loose jab but Wagstaff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Augustine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Augustine fails to land with a series of punches.
Wagstaff scores with a kick to the body.
Augustine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wagstaff avoids the body shot from Augustine.
Wagstaff takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Wagstaff.
Augustine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wagstaff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wagstaff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Augustine scores with a hook to the body. Wagstaff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wagstaff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Augustine misses with a takedown attempt - Wagstaff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Augustine.
Augustine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wagstaff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wagstaff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wagstaff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augustine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Augustine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wagstaff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff defending well as Augustine loads up on a big left hand.
Wagstaff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Augustine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tim Augustine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustine is breathing heavily.
Wagstaff throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Augustine.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wagstaff is looking to clinch.
Lester Wagstaff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Augustine throws a jab but it's blocked by Wagstaff.
Augustine slips under a jab.
Wagstaff tries a head kick but it misses.
Augustine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Augustine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagstaff circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Wagstaff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot lands for Augustine.
Wagstaff cracks the inside of Augustine's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff moves out of range as Augustine strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wagstaff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Augustine tries to land knees in the clinch but Wagstaff avoids the damage to the body.
Augustine tries to pull guard but Wagstaff won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Augustine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagstaff is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Augustine's face.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Augustine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Augustine's ribcage.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff lands an elbow that stopped Augustine in his tracks for a moment.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff landing knees to the head.
Wagstaff lands a nice elbow.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Augustine's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagstaff gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wagstaff lands an elbow inside that Augustine shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Wagstaff.
Augustine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wagstaff digs a right hand into Augustine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Augustine's gas tank.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wagstaff obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wagstaff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Augustine blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Augustine swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagstaff.
Augustine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wagstaff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Augustine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wagstaff is out of range.
Wagstaff throws a sloppy head kick and Augustine moves out of range easily.
Wagstaff moves away from the strike by Augustine.
Wagstaff is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Augustine misses with a series of wild punches.
Augustine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Wagstaff dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wagstaff tries to clinch but Augustine moves out of range.
Augustine fails to land the takedown.
Augustine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Augustine connects with a solid leg kick.
Augustine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Augustine moves out of range of the body kick.
Wagstaff rushes Augustine and presses him up against the cage.
Augustine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Augustine misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff scores with a shoulder strike.
Augustine misses with an elbow strike.
Wagstaff lands a hook that snaps the head of Augustine backwards.
Augustine gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Augustine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wagstaff doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Augustine.
Wagstaff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Augustine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Augustine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wagstaff works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Augustine throws and elbow that misses. Wagstaff uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Augustine's guard. Nice move by Wagstaff!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustine has an active guard here but Wagstaff has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wagstaff is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Augustine wants to get back to full guard.
Wagstaff stands up from half guard.
Wagstaff slips a jab from Augustine.
Wagstaff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Augustine scores with a three punch combo!
Wagstaff thows a body kick. Augustine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wagstaff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wagstaff staying out of range there.
Wagstaff staying out of range there.
Wagstaff scores with a head kick.
Tim Augustine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Augustine misses with an uppercut. Wagstaff saw that one coming.
Wagstaff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Augustine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wagstaff scoring well with a low kick there.
Augustine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wagstaff. That one must have hurt.
Wagstaff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagstaff tries to clinch but Augustine moves out of range.
Wagstaff moves in looking to clinch but Augustine pushes him off.
Wagstaff lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wagstaff fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff misses with a head kick.
Augustine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wagstaff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wagstaff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Augustine misses with a hook.
Wagstaff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Augustine finds it's way round the side to connect with Wagstaff's head.
Augustine loads up on a big right hand but Wagstaff slips the punch.
Wagstaff doesn't manage to clinch there - Augustine circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Wagstaff.
Augustine shoots for a double leg takedown but Wagstaff sprawls well. He's pushed Augustine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Augustine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lester Wagstaff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wagstaff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wagstaff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Augustine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Augustine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagstaff throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Wagstaff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wagstaff throws out a leg kick but Augustine moves out of range and Wagstaff only half commits.
Augustine misses with a combination
and Wagstaff counters with a two punch combo.
Augustine blocks a head kick by Wagstaff.
Augustine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Augustine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Augustine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wagstaff.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff doesn't manage to clinch there - Augustine circles away.
Wagstaff moves out of range of the strikes.
Augustine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wagstaff closes the distance and clinches.
Augustine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wagstaff avoids it.
Augustine misses with an elbow over the top.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Augustine's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagstaff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Augustine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wagstaff gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lester Wagstaff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wagstaff digs a right hand underneath Augustine's ribcage. Augustine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wagstaff scores a nice knee to the body.
Wagstaff utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wagstaff lands a nice knee to the body.
Wagstaff lands a good knee to the midsection. Augustine won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
Augustine takes an elbow to the temple.
Augustine has had enough of the clinch but Wagstaff keeps him there for the moment.
Augustine takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Augustine's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wagstaff obliges.
Wagstaff avoiding damage as Augustine throws knees to the body.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but Augustine blocks it.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff dodges an elbow strike from Augustine.
A short body shot lands from Augustine as the two fighters clinch.
Wagstaff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Augustine finds it's way through Wagstaff's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wagstaff counters with a good, hard body kick but Augustine shrugs it off.
Augustine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Augustine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wagstaff slips a straight right by Augustine.
Augustine throws a leg kick which misses Wagstaff's front leg but catches the back leg as Wagstaff tries to avoid it.
Wagstaff ducks under a wild hook from Augustine.
Wagstaff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Augustine's corner calls for a 1-2. Augustine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Augustine scores with a nice head shot.
Augustine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wagstaff's waist but Wagstaff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Augustine off to one side.
Wagstaff wants to slow Augustine down by chopping away at his legs.
Lester Wagstaff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well,Augustine is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff lands with a nice body punch.
Augustine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wagstaff clinches up against the cage.
Augustine takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagstaff landing knees to the head.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but Augustine blocks it.
Augustine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagstaff blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Augustine fails to land.
Augustine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustine.
Wagstaff landing knees to the head.
Wagstaff with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff lands an elbow inside.
Wagstaff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Augustine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wagstaff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Augustine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wagstaff blocks an elbow strike from Augustine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff working Augustine over with knees to the body.
Augustine breaks from the clinch.
Augustine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wagstaff's head backwards.
Augustine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wagstaff moves in looking to clinch but Augustine pushes him off.
Tim Augustine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augustine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Augustine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Augustine both land. Nice combination.
A low kick from Wagstaff is predictable there
and Augustine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Augustine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wagstaff counters with a nice low kick that buckles Augustine's knee momentarily.
Augustine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagstaff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Augustine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wagstaff keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Augustine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wagstaff has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Wagstaff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wagstaff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Lester Wagstaff!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Lester Wagstaff!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Lester Wagstaff!
Lester Wagstaff wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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