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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Augustine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog. Tim Augustine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Master Kush's chin.
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216 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Augustine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Master Kush!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush misses the jab.
Kush lands a head kick!
It looks like Tim Augustine has been cut.
Augustine throws a head kick but Kush moves out of range.
Augustine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kush misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Kush misses.
Kush scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tim Augustine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses.
Augustine pushes Kush away with a front kick.
Kush throws a nice looking combination but Augustine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Augustine tries a head kick but it misses.
Augustine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Augustine throws the kick towards the body but Kush avoids it.
Augustine misses with a head kick.
Augustine tries to land a leg kick but Kush saw it coming and moves away.
Augustine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augustine lands with a kick to the temple. Kush shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kush checks a low kick from Augustine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Augustine misses with a low kick.
Kush misses with a looping left.
Augustine throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Augustine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Augustine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kush misses with a double jab.
Augustine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Augustine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kush.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Augustine.
Kush throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Augustine.
Kush wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Augustine throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Kush moves out of range as Augustine throws a body kick.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses.
Kush tries to clinch but Augustine is having none of it.
Kush throws a head kick but Augustine moves out of range.
Augustine misses with a body kick.
Kush throws a shot from downtown. Augustine moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws a shot from downtown. Augustine moves away and avoids it.
Kush ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Augustine misses
and Kush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Kush blocks the low kick.
Kush lands a left and a right that send Augustine crashing to the mat, dazed. Kush thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Augustine is breathing heavily.
Augustine swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Augustine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Kush.
Augustine avoids the head kick by Kush.
Augustine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kush throws the left hand but Augustine avoids the punch easily.
Augustine tries to land a front kick but Kush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kush works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Augustine tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Augustine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Augustine misses with a low kick.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses.
Augustine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kush throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kush.
Augustine ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Kush might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Augustine throws a head kick but Kush moves out of range.
Augustine misses with a head kick.
Kush misses with a two punch combination.
Augustine throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick from Augustine lands but Kush takes it in his stride.
Kush is looking to clinch but Augustine is avoiding it.
Kush throws a series of punches but Augustine avoids them all with ease.
Kush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Augustine scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Augustine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kush misses the jab.
Kush takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kush scores with a nice right hand.
Augustine moves away from the strike by Kush.
Oooooh!!! Kush has knocked Augustine down with a huge combo! Kush steps away and waves a wobbly Augustine back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Augustine is rocked!
Kush misses with a looping right.
Oh Augustine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kush looks to land a right hand but Augustine moved out of range.
Kush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augustine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Augustine seems to have got his legs back now.
Kush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kush looks to land a right hand but Augustine moved out of range.
Kush blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kush blocks a head kick by Augustine.
Augustine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kush's sensitive parts.
Kush fails to land with a series of punches.
Augustine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Kush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Augustine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick misses from Augustine.
Augustine tries a head kick but it misses.
Kush lands an overhand right.
Kush blocks a head kick by Augustine.
Augustine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kush's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Augustine might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kush lands a jab.
Kush tries to clinch up but Augustine circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Augustine.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Kush misses the target.
Augustine thumps Kush with a low kick.
Augustine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kush misses with a two punch combination.
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augustine defending well as Kush loads up on a big left hand.
Kush throws a right hand that Augustine ducks under and follows up with a left that Augustine also avoids with ease.
Augustine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Augustine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Augustine.
Augustine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kush checks a leg kick.
Augustine throws a nice head kick!
Crunch! Augustine slams his shin into Kush's torso.
Kush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kush stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Augustine.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch but Augustine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kush cracks Augustine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kush misses with the combination.
Augustine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Augustine staying out of range there.
Augustine walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kush checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Augustine circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augustine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Augustine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kush has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Augustine.
Kush throws a looping overhand right but Augustine ducks down to avoid it.
Augustine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kush avoids the head kick by Augustine.
Augustine slips a jab from Kush.
Kush takes a kick to the side of the head.
Augustine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Augustine scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kush moves into range and clinches up with Augustine.
Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Augustine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Augustine connects with a high kick.
Augustine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses.
Kush fails to land with a series of punches.
Kush misses with a few strikes there.
Kush moves out of range of the body kick.
Augustine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kush.
Kush moves out of range of the body kick.
Kush tries to clinch up but Augustine circles away and keeps his distance.
Kush takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Augustine misses with a head kick.
Kush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Augustine throws a leg kick but Kush sees it coming and moves out of range.
Augustine blocks a low kick nicely.
Augustine lands with a slapping head kick.
Kush fails to land with a series of punches.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Augustine throws a head kick but Kush moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Augustine scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush moves into the clinch successfully.
Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kush blocks a head kick by Augustine.
Augustine misses with a body kick.
Kush throws a shot from downtown. Augustine moves away and avoids it.
Augustine is looking to slow Kush down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush misses with a looping left.
Augustine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Kush throws a lazy right hand but Augustine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Kush.
Nice body kick from Augustine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augustine throws a sloppy head kick
and Kush counters with a stiff right hand.
Kush missing with a left hand there. Augustine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kush on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Augustine. Augustine obviously looking to wear him down.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Master Kush will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tim Augustine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Augustine walks into a jab.
Kush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Augustine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Augustine throws a nice head kick!
Augustine cracks the inside of Kush's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Augustine.
A jab from Kush misses.
Kush avoids the head kick by Augustine.
Augustine blocks a jab.
Augustine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Augustine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kush misses with an uppercut.
Augustine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Augustine motions for Kush to come forward. Augustine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Augustine.
Kush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Augustine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Augustine throws a head kick but Kush moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush tries to clinch up but Augustine circles away and keeps his distance.
Kush misses with a straight left.
Augustine throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Kush is looking to clinch but Augustine is avoiding it.
Kush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Augustine tries to pull guard but Kush forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Augustine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kush just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kush misses with a series of wild punches.
Augustine tries a head kick but it misses.
Kush checks a leg kick.
Augustine slips a straight right by Kush.
Kush avoids the head kick by Augustine.
Augustine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Augustine tries a head kick but it misses.
Augustine blocks a head kick by Kush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Augustine slips a jab and a cross from Kush.
Nice shot lands for Kush.
Master Kush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kush misses with a hook. Augustine ducked under it nicely.
Kush tries to clinch but Augustine moves out of range.
Augustine avoids the body shot from Kush.
Augustine throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Kush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Augustine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kush's head.
Tim Augustine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kush misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Augustine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustine throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Augustine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Augustine lands a leg kick that knocks Kush off balance momentarily.
Augustine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kush throws a hook to the side of Augustine's head but Augustine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustine goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Augustine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kush with a hook.
Master Kush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Augustine throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
A big right from Kush misses.
Kush throws a jab when Augustine was well out of range.
Kush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kush looks to throw the jab but Augustine is out of range.
Tim Augustine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Augustine dodges the punch combination from Kush.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kush fails to land with a series of punches.
Augustine lands a high kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Augustine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kush is able to avoid easily.
Augustine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Augustine lands a nice looking body kick.
Augustine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kush's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Augustine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kush blocks a head kick by Augustine.
Augustine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kush is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Augustine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kush thuds a left hand into Augustine's body.
Augustine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Master Kush.
Well Kush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Master Kush!
Master Kush gave a mention to ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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