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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Eberstark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niklas Eberstark!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Eberstark misses.
Ray rushes Eberstark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ray is working for takedown but Eberstark is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eberstark wants to stall.
Eberstark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ray as Eberstark tries to tie him up.
Eberstark breaks from the clinch.
Eberstark tries to clinch up but Ray circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Ray.
Eberstark misses with a body kick.
Ray blocks the body kick.
Niklas Eberstark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eberstark fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberstark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eberstark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eberstark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ray.
Ray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eberstark tries to clinch but Ray moves away
and Ray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ray shoots in but Eberstark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ray moves into the clinch.
Ray is trying to break free.
Eberstark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eberstark clinches with his opponent.
Ray wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberstark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eberstark closes the distance and pushes Ray back into the cage.
Ray avoiding damage as Eberstark throws knees to the body.
Ray is trying to force a seperation but Eberstark has the dominant position.
Eberstark breaks the clinch.
Eberstark throws a nice looking combination but Ray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eberstark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ray.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray tries to clinch up but Eberstark circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray keeps the fight on the outside.
Eberstark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eberstark darts in and clinches Ray up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberstark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eberstark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eberstark tries to clinch there but Ray circles away.
Ray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eberstark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Eberstark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eberstark wants to clinch up but Ray keeps it at a distance.
Ray misses with a two punch combination.
Ray is looking to clinch but Eberstark is avoiding it.
Ray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
Ray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eberstark has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberstark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eberstark wants to clinch up but Ray keeps it at a distance.
Eberstark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eberstark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eberstark misses with a kick to the body.
Eberstark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ray, pushing him back against the cage.
Eberstark stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eberstark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eberstark manages to break the clinch.
Eberstark looks for the body kick but Ray saw that one coming.
Eberstark with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niklas Eberstark dominated that round.
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.
A punch combination from Eberstark misses.
Ray moves in looking to clinch but Eberstark pushes him off.
Ray moves out of range as Eberstark throws a body kick.
Eberstark swinging wildly here.
Eberstark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ray clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Eberstark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eberstark tries to close the distance and clinch but Ray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ray keeps the fight on the outside.
Eberstark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ray wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberstark throws a wild body kick that Ray sees coming a mile off.
Ray lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Ray misses.
Eberstark slaps away a takedown attempt from Ray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eberstark throws the kick towards the body but Ray avoids it.
Eberstark throws a body kick that misses.
Ray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Eberstark circles away.
Ray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray shoots in but Eberstark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eberstark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niklas Eberstark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eberstark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Austin Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eberstark doesn't manage to clinch there - Ray circles away.
Ray dodges the punch combination from Eberstark.
Eberstark closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ray counters by clinching up.
Eberstark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ray avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberstark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
Eberstark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eberstark throws a body kick that misses.
Ray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eberstark.
Eberstark darts in trying to clinch
and Ray counters by moving into the clinch.
Ray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eberstark avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eberstark.
Eberstark taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberstark has had enough of the clinch but Ray keeps him there for the moment.
Eberstark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Eberstark.
Eberstark swings for the body but Ray moves out of range.
Eberstark misses with a right hand
and Eberstark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eberstark tries to close the distance and clinch but Ray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ray keeps the fight on the outside.
Ray moves into the clinch.
Eberstark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eberstark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eberstark tries to keep at a distance but Ray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eberstark to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Niklas Eberstark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Eberstark stalks Ray and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ray's face. Ray staggers backwards, shaken.
Ray tries to clinch but Eberstark moves out of range.
Eberstark wants to clinch up but Ray keeps it at a distance.
Ray is looking to clinch.
Eberstark wants to clinch.
Eberstark wants to clinch.
Eberstark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ray rushes Eberstark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ray controlling Eberstark's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Austin Ray wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Eberstark tries to clinch but Ray is having none of it.
Ray fails with a takedown attempt.
Ray is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberstark misses with a body kick.
Eberstark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eberstark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ray misses with the combination.
Eberstark misses with a combination
and Ray counters by moving into the clinch.
Eberstark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eberstark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Eberstark throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberstark wants to clinch
and Ray counters by moving into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ray as Eberstark tries to tie him up.
Eberstark breaks the clinch.
Ray closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eberstark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eberstark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ray dodges the punch combination from Eberstark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberstark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eberstark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niklas Eberstark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eberstark is looking to clinch.
Eberstark fails to land with a series of punches.
Ray tries to clinch up but Eberstark circles away and keeps his distance.
Eberstark misses with a body punch
and Ray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eberstark wants to clinch
and Ray moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
Austin Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Niklas Eberstark.
I've got Eberstark winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niklas Eberstark!
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