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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fero Mlaticka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fero Mlaticka!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mlaticka clinches up against the cage.
Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mlaticka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mlaticka misses with a body shot
letting Austin counter with a right hand.
Mlaticka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Austin counters with a nice uppercut.
Austin gets tackled into the cage by Mlaticka. Mlaticka maintains the clinch.
Mlaticka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Austin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mlaticka with a knee to the head.
Mlaticka lands a nice knee to the body.
Austin avoiding damage.
Mlaticka can't find room to land a body shot as Austin controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Mlaticka avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
Mlaticka tries to circle away but Austin has him pinned against the cage.
Austin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mlaticka up against the cage.
Austin blocks a body shot from Mlaticka.
Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mlaticka cracks the inside of Austin's front leg.
Mlaticka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mlaticka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Austin's head.
Mlaticka closes the distance and pushes Austin back into the cage.
Austin stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mlaticka tries to circle away but Austin has him pinned against the cage.
Mlaticka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Austin struggles to land a body shot inside as Mlaticka controls his hands.
Austin leaning his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Austin slows down the pace here.
Mlaticka tries to circle away but Austin has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mlaticka avoiding damage as Austin throws knees to the body.
Austin leaning against his opponent.
Mlaticka pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Austin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Austin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Austin gets tackled into the cage by Mlaticka. Mlaticka maintains the clinch.
Mlaticka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mlaticka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mlaticka.
Austin effectively controlling the action here.
Mlaticka tries to work over Austin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Austin stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mlaticka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Austin's face.
Austin has Mlaticka pressed against the cage.
Austin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mlaticka prevents it.
Austin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucas Austin.
Mlaticka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Austin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fero Mlaticka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mlaticka.
Austin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mlaticka finds it's way round the side to connect with Austin's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Austin checks a leg kick.
Mlaticka tries to land a front kick but Austin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mlaticka has Austin up against the cage in a clinch.
Austin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mlaticka backwards.
Austin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Austin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Austin tries a knee to the head but Mlaticka blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Austin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Austin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mlaticka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Austin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mlaticka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Austin has Mlaticka pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Austin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucas Austin.
Mlaticka throws a hook to the side of Austin's head but Austin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mlaticka closes the distance and clinches.
Austin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mlaticka is trying to break free.
Austin is trying to break the clinch but Mlaticka has him pressed against the cage.
Mlaticka fails to pull guard.
Austin just leaning against Mlaticka, taking a breather.
Mlaticka tries to pull guard but Austin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Austin stalling in the clinch.
Mlaticka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Austin is keeping busy.
Austin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mlaticka up against the cage.
Mlaticka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Austin prevents a body shot from Mlaticka.
Austin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mlaticka's elbow.
Austin stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucas Austin.
Austin moves out of range of the leg kick from Mlaticka.
Mlaticka tries for a takedown but Austin circles away easily
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lucas Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fero Mlaticka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mlaticka can pounce on him.
Fero Mlaticka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mlaticka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Austin scrambles back to his feet.
Austin gets tackled into the cage by Mlaticka. Mlaticka maintains the clinch.
Austin is pushing Mlaticka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Austin has Mlaticka pressed against the cage, preventing Mlaticka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Austin.
Mlaticka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mlaticka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mlaticka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Austin smiles and moves away.
Good leg kick by Mlaticka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fero Mlaticka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
An inside leg kick lands from Mlaticka.
Austin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mlaticka.
Austin gets tackled into the cage by Mlaticka. Mlaticka maintains the clinch.
Mlaticka decides to pull guard.
Austin postures up in Mlaticka's guard and throws a big left but Mlaticka blocks it.
Austin is looking to work some ground and pound but Mlaticka has wrist control.
Austin throwing strikes but missing.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Austin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Austin working some strikes from top position.
Austin throwing strikes from guard but Mlaticka blocks nicely.
Mlaticka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Austin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin gets to his feet - Mlaticka follows without any prompting.
Austin walks into a jab.
Austin misses with a hook. Mlaticka ducked under it nicely.
Mlaticka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mlaticka has managed to clinch.
Austin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mlaticka tries to pull guard but Austin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Austin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mlaticka backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mlaticka tries to break free but Austin pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is stalling here.
Mlaticka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Austin is defending well for now.
Austin avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucas Austin.
Mlaticka pushes Austin up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
Mlaticka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mlaticka cracks the inside of Austin's front leg.
Mlaticka has closed the distance and engaged Austin in a clinch.
Austin stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lucas Austin.
Mlaticka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Austin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mlaticka defends well and Austin ends up having to push Mlaticka into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Austin effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin looking to throw knees to the head but Mlaticka is blocking nicely.
Mlaticka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mlaticka lands with a left to the head.
Austin stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Austin has Mlaticka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mlaticka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mlaticka with a knee to the head.
Lucas Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fero Mlaticka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
It looks like Lucas Austin has been cut.
Austin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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 Lucas Austin.
I think Mlaticka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fero Mlaticka!
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