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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Austin McCartney (ranked 4013 p4p, 456 weight class) and Shinsuke Kobayashi (ranked 7100 p4p, 643 weight class). McCartney's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lord of the Boy. Shinsuke Kobayashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin McCartney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinsuke Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCartney.
Kobayashi throws a combination that misses
and McCartney counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kobayashi has his foot on McCartney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCartney works his way back into a safe position though.
Kobayashi has an active guard here but McCartney has managed to pass into half guard.
McCartney is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McCartney seems to be looking for submissions.
McCartney keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobayashi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kobayashi is looking to improve his position.
Kobayashi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi is looking for a sweep. McCartney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McCartney in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kobayashi is looking to improve his position.
McCartney working Kobayashi over with strikes.
Kobayashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCartney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kobayashi punching from the bottom.
Kobayashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kobayashi gets back to full guard.
Kobayashi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McCartney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McCartney content to control rather than advance.
Kobayashi has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, McCartney escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by McCartney!
Kobayashi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McCartney lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McCartney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kobayashi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McCartney taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCartney's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kobayashi tries to buck McCartney off but McCartney is having none of it.
McCartney works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McCartney takes a little break here. Kobayashi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
McCartney looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McCartney controlling the position from side mount.
Kobayashi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kobayashi striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCartney working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kobayashi is looking for a sweep.
McCartney thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kobayashi tries to bench press McCartney off him but McCartney keeps the position.
McCartney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kobayashi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kobayashi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kobayashi is trying to stand back up but McCartney is controlling him
McCartney working Kobayashi over with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCartney is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kobayashi has managed to free his arm - good work.
McCartney controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin McCartney dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McCartney fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kobayashi to the ground. McCartney is now in Kobayashi's guard.
McCartney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kobayashi's head.
Kobayashi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCartney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kobayashi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCartney gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McCartney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kobayashi can do to turn this around?
Kobayashi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McCartney controls the pace.
Kobayashi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McCartney has picked Kobayashi up and slammed him! Kobayashi can't keep hold of the triangle and McCartney manages to pass to side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobayashi is trying to get back to half guard.
McCartney controlling the position from side mount.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCartney looks up at the clock and then as Kobayashi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McCartney smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McCartney scores with punches from side control.
McCartney takes a little break here. Kobayashi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
McCartney wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kobayashi, who protects the arm well.
McCartney scoring with punches and elbows.
McCartney controls the position from side control.
Kobayashi is looking for a sweep.
McCartney creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kobayashi is pushing McCartney's head away, looking to escape. McCartney manages to hold on to the position though.
Kobayashi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McCartney wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McCartney moves into full mount!
McCartney scoring with strikes but Kobayashi is staying in there.
Kobayashi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Still in half guard, McCartney seems content to control.
Kobayashi has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, McCartney escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by McCartney!
The referee asks McCartney politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McCartney prefers to stall for the moment though.
McCartney 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.
Kobayashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCartney takes a little break here. Kobayashi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
McCartney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
McCartney lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kobayashi tries to improve position but can't.
McCartney advances to full mount.
Kobayashi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McCartney is working for a guillotine from mount but Kobayashi frees his head quite easily.
Kobayashi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kobayashi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCartney is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kobayashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCartney scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McCartney is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McCartney is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kobayashi defends it well.
Kobayashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McCartney pulls his head out easily.
McCartney slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCartney seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kobayashi for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin McCartney dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
McCartney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kobayashi as he avoids it easily.
McCartney with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kobayashi counters with a nice uppercut.
McCartney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kobayashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kobayashi throws a nice looking combination but McCartney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kobayashi lands a jab-cross combination.
McCartney misses with a takedown
and Kobayashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin McCartney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Kobayashi.
McCartney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kobayashi's waist but Kobayashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCartney off to one side.
Kobayashi stuns McCartney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kobayashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCartney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kobayashi misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCartney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kobayashi, pushing him back against the cage.
McCartney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kobayashi's efforts to push away.
McCartney wants the takedown. Kobayashi is fighting it off but McCartney persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kobayashi's guard against the cage.
Kobayashi is looking to stand up but McCartney isn't so interested in that idea.
Kobayashi is looking for a triangle but McCartney pushes his legs off easily.
McCartney sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McCartney pushing down on Kobayashi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kobayashi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kobayashi is pushing off trying to get to his feet. McCartney has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Kobayashi is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Austin McCartney!
During a confident post fight interview, Austin McCartney thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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