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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mauricio Austin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mauricio Austin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Austin!
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, Dean Preston !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Austin.
Preston lands a takedown into guard.
Preston wants to pass the guard but Austin is keeping the position.
Austin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Preston from controlling successfully.
Preston stands up over Austin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Austin pulls Preston in to control the position.
Preston is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dean Preston was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Preston pushes Austin up against the cage in a clinch.
Preston is pressed up against the cage. Austin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Preston down to the mat. Preston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Preston goes for a double leg but Austin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Austin continues to drive forward.
Preston gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Austin regains guard.
Austin has a closed guard, preventing Preston from standing up.
Preston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Austin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Preston trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
Preston won't allow Austin to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Preston !
Preston is desperately trying to improve his position but Austin has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a big elbow.
Preston is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Austin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Preston ?
Preston really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Austin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin looking to finish Preston with some ground and pound. This is bad for Preston !
Preston tries to hold on but Austin postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin punching from mount but Preston doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Austin punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Preston dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Austin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Preston !
Austin cracks Preston with a big right hand but Preston just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Preston gets back to half guard.
Preston wants to get back to full guard but Austin has mounted him!
Austin content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston wants to hold on but Austin pushes him away.
Austin wants to take Preston 's back here but Preston is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Preston sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Austin winds up and cracks Preston with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Preston manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Preston wants to stand up but Austin is controlling him.
Austin is looking to stand up but Preston won't let him.
Preston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Preston wants to control the position but Austin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston wants to improve his position but Austin is controlling well.
Austin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Preston is trying to control but can't.
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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dean Preston hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Preston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Preston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston trying to pass the guard but Austin defending well.
Austin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Austin is not content to let Preston control the position.
Austin tries to roll over but Preston keeps him under control.
Preston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Austin keeping control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Austin regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mauricio Austin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Preston moves into the clinch successfully.
Preston is trying to break the clinch but Austin has him pressed against the cage.
Austin has hold of one of Preston 's legs. Preston is fighting the takedown attempt but Austin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Austin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Preston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Austin has managed to get both his arms back between Preston 's legs - danger averted.
Austin is looking to work some ground and pound but Preston has wrist control.
Austin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Austin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Austin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mauricio Austin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Preston is trying to keep Austin in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dean Preston was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Preston .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Preston .
Preston scores with a nice head shot.
Austin closes the distance and pushes Preston back into the cage.
Preston is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Austin is defending well.
Preston gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Austin controlling Preston 's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Austin pulls Preston in close to prevent any damage.
Austin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Preston !
Austin working Preston over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Preston working to try and regain half guard.
Preston is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Austin with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin landing strikes from the mount and Preston is in trouble!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Austin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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