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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Barsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Austin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Barsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Austin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barsby drives through with a takedown into guard.
Austin trying to control the position.
Barsby tries to free his leg and advance position but Austin is retaining full guard.
Austin is looking to stand up but Barsby isn't so interested in that idea.
Austin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Austin controls Barsby momentarily but Barsby frees himself.
Barsby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barsby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Austin keeping busy on the bottom but Barsby has passed one foot through into half guard.
Austin looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin taking some punishment here, with Barsby in his half guard.
Barsby has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barsby with a couple of short strikes.
Barsby scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barsby cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barsby controlling from the full mount.
Barsby tries to control but Austin wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barsby cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsby looking to control but Austin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Austin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Barsby.
Barsby controlling the pace for now.
Barsby prevents Austin from getting the reversal.
Barsby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barsby controlling the pace for now.
Barsby scoring with strikes but Austin is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barsby prevents Austin from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Barsby connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Barsby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barsby has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Austin's face.
Barsby tries to control but Austin wriggling away.
Barsby cracks Austin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barsby sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Barsby dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Austin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barsby closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Austin to the mat! Austin manages to get full guard.
Barsby prevents Austin from getting back to his feet.
Barsby advances to half guard.
Barsby controlling the pace.
Austin is trying to get back to full guard.
Barsby is looking to stall here but Austin recovers full guard.
Barsby trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsby won't allow Austin to get back to his feet.
Barsby forces his way into half guard.
Austin missing with punches from the bottom.
Austin is looking for a sweep. Barsby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barsby trying to control from half guard but Austin is working away.
Austin wants to improve his position but Barsby is controlling well.
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 is looking to control Barsby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Austin avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barsby closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barsby lands in his opponent's guard.
Barsby pushing down on Austin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Austin looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsby slips a nice elbow through Austin's hands, connecting with Austin's forehead.
Barsby trying to mount his opponent but Austin defends it.
Austin pushes Barsby off looking to stand but Barsby dives back in and keeps control.
Austin wants to improve his position but Barsby is controlling well.
Barsby is nestled in close to Austin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Austin trying to control but Barsby postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Austin misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barsby drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Barsby working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barsby trying to control the action but Austin is working from the bottom.
Austin is trying to control Barsby's posture but Barsby avoids it.
Austin gets back to half guard.
Austin is not content to let Barsby control the position.
Barsby prevents Austin from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Barsby dominated that second round.
That's time! Barsby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Barsby shoots in and bounces Austin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Austin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Barsby wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Austin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barsby!
Barsby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Austin on the ground.
Austin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Barsby is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Barsby and Austin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Barsby manages to get back to half guard.
Ben Barsby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Austin is pressing down on Barsby's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barsby is holding on for now.
Austin working over Barsby with some ground and pound. Barsby looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barsby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barsby tries to get out of the position.
Austin thows a huge punch but Barsby dodges it nicely.
Barsby is refusing to be controlled, as Austin sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Austin is looking to advance position but Barsby won't allow it.
Barsby is looking to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Barsby walks into a straight right hand from Austin.
Barsby decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barsby seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Barsby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Austin wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsby keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Austin looking for submissions off his back.
Austin has hold of Barsby's hands but Barsby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Austin wants to control but Barsby is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Barsby is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Barsby is tying to control. Austin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Austin tries to kick Barsby off but Barsby keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barsby looks for a takedown but Austin sprawls well.
Austin fails to land with a series of punches.
Barsby has a takedown stuffed.
Austin gets caught flat footed, as Barsby shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barsby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Austin is trying to keep Barsby in close.
Barsby trying to stand up but can't free himself from Austin's guard.
Jonas Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Barsby is defending well. Austin quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Barsby has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Austin celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonas Austin!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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