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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronie Cash (ranked 2309 p4p, 277 weight class) and DJ Augustus (ranked 4184 p4p, 452 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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192 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronie Cash!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Augustus !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Augustus as he checks the leg kick.
Cash looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Augustus throws a jab when Cash was well out of range.
Augustus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cash connects with a jab.
Augustus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Augustus misses
and Cash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Augustus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cash defending well as Augustus loads up on a big left hand.
Augustus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Augustus is looking to chop away at Cash's legs.
Augustus looks to land a right hand but Cash moved out of range.
Cash misses with a wild body shot.
Cash defending well as Augustus loads up on a big left hand.
Cash looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Cash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cash swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Augustus .
The fight stays on the outside here - Cash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cash throws a lazy uppercut
and Augustus counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cash!
Augustus tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cash's legs.
Cash tries to improve position but can't.
Augustus trying to control the action but Cash is working from the bottom.
Cash parries the strikes from Augustus easily there. Augustus is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cash to escape.
Augustus taking a breather here.
Cash managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Augustus .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cash will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Augustus wants to control but Cash is keeping him busy.
Augustus looks up at the clock and then as Cash takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Augustus smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Augustus slows the pace down.
Augustus working the ground and pound.
Cash is trying to control Augustus 's posture but Augustus avoids it.
Augustus working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Augustus is chipping away with strikes.
Cash tries to bench press Augustus off him but Augustus keeps the position.
Augustus wants to control but Cash is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cash tries to buck Augustus off but Augustus is having none of it.
Augustus takes a little break here. Cash wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Augustus working the body and head with strikes.
Augustus landing a few strikes.
Augustus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cash looks to move to half guard but instead Augustus has passed into mount! Damn!
Augustus lands a big elbow.
Augustus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Augustus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Augustus misses with a takedown
and Cash counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Augustus misses the jab.
Augustus has his takedown stuffed
and Cash counters with a low kick, right behind Augustus 's knee.
Cash slips a jab from Augustus .
Augustus misses with a lunging right hand
and Cash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Augustus misses with a lunging right hand
and Cash counters with a straight right hand.
Cash with a nice cross.
Augustus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Augustus misses with a shot to the body
and Cash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Augustus .
Cash swings for the body but Augustus moves out of range.
Augustus looks to land a left hand but Cash moved out of range nicely.
Cash defending well as Augustus loads up on a big left hand.
Augustus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cash jabs Augustus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash scores with a body shot.
Cash takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cash sizes up Augustus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Augustus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cash lands with a nice body punch.
Cash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augustus moves away.
Augustus catches Cash with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Augustus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Augustus .
Nice jab there from Cash.
Cash ducks under a wild hook from Augustus .
Cash misses with a body shot.
Cash lands a nice hook to Augustus 's body. Augustus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cash misses with the combination.
Augustus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augustus takes a swing at Cash's ribcage but misses.
Ronie Cash is winning the standup battle so far.
Augustus misses with a hook.
Cash feinted with a counter takedown.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cash moves away.
Augustus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cash quickly recovers to half guard.
Augustus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cash moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Augustus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Augustus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cash is trying to control the position but Augustus postures up.
Cash can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Augustus controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus tries to free his leg and advance position but Cash is retaining full guard.
Cash is looking for a triangle here but Augustus uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Augustus works to advance to full mount. Cash defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
DJ Augustus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cash is bucking up trying to escape but Augustus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cash tries to hold on but Augustus pushes him away.
Augustus content just to control the position here.
Cash really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Augustus raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus scoring with strikes but Cash is staying in there.
Cash can't escape the position.
Cash tries to hold on but Augustus postures up.
Augustus with shots to the head and body - Cash looks very uncomfortable down there.
Augustus is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cash is surviving well by controlling Augustus 's body position as best he can.
Augustus working the ground and pound effectively.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Augustus working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Augustus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustus landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but DJ Augustus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cash swings for the body but Augustus moves out of range.
Jab from Cash.
Cash fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Augustus looks to score with a jab to the body but Cash is just out of range.
A slow jab from Augustus misses its intended target.
Cash paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cash throws a jab when Augustus was well out of range.
Cash throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cash scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cash drops his hands momentarily and Augustus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
DJ Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustus looks to land a left hand but Cash moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Cash.
Cash moves out of range of the leg kick from Augustus .
Cash scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cash moves out of range as Augustus strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus throws a lazy right hand but Cash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cash lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Augustus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Augustus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cash's guard.
Cash pushes a forearm under Augustus 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Augustus is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronie Cash!
Ronie Cash retains his middleweight title!
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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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