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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mr black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). black comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Austin has chosen Stone Cold Steve Austin's entrance music as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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167 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, mr black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
black scores with a takedown into Austin's guard.
black throws a big right hand that misses.
black postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
black connects with a couple of short punches.
black tries to free his leg and advance position but Austin is retaining full guard.
black is working hard here to advance position.
Austin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Austin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
black looking to pass the guard.
black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Austin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
black trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin punching from the bottom.
black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Austin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Austin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
black tries to reverse the position but Austin maintains control.
Austin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Austin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. black can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
black swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin with shots to the head and body - black looks very uncomfortable down there.
black is wriggling around trying to escape.
Austin has hold of black's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and black manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Austin cracks black with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
black is looking to get to half guard.
Austin landing strikes from the mount.
Austin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Austin with shots to the head and body - black looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Austin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But black has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from black!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin keeping full guard, as black tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
black passes into half guard.
black is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Austin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time black.
black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
black working the head and body with strikes.
black frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
black raining down shots from the mount!
Austin wants to hold on but black pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries to reverse the position but black maintains control.
Austin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
black goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Austin is on top in guard.
Austin works over black with some ground and pound from guard.
Austin works over black with some ground and pound from guard.
Austin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
black prevents Austin from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
black pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
black unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Austin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab from black.
black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
black lands a jab to Austin's midsection.
Donk. black catches Austin right on the button with a cross.
Austin throws the left hand but black avoids the punch easily.
Austin misses with a two punch combination.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from black.
Austin doesn't manage to clinch there - black circles away.
Austin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
black with a poor takedown
and Austin counters with a left and a right that stings black.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Austin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
black misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by black.
Steve Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
black has a takedown stuffed.
Austin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
black looks to score with a jab to the body but Austin is just out of range.
black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from black misses its intended target.
black misses with a double jab
and Austin counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Austin throws a jab but it's blocked by black.
Horrible takedown by black or perhaps it was just good defense by Austin which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
black defending well as Austin loads up on a big left hand.
Austin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but black shows good takedown defense.
Austin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
black with a lazy takedown attempt
and Austin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Austin winds up and cracks black with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
black wants to improve his position but Austin is controlling well.
Austin lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin wants to take a breather but black is having none of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. black manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Austin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Austin drops back looking for a leg! black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and black manages to kick Austin off! Austin jumps back into black's guard.
black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Austin is one step ahead there.
black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
black is trying to control the position but Austin postures up.
Austin trying to control but black is working from the bottom.
Austin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
black wants to sweep but no luck.
Austin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
black swats away the attempt to clinch by Austin.
Austin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Austin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
black gets back to half guard.
black missing with punches from the bottom.
black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
black makes his way to full guard. A much better position for black.
black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Austin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Austin with a hook.
black fails to land the takedown.
Austin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
black walks into a stiff left hand from Austin.
Austin slips under a jab.
black tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
black lands a nice shot to the body.
black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Austin is fending him off so far but black persists. Nope, Austin circles away and we're back to standing.
Austin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Austin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Austin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from black misses.
black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Austin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
black throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Austin tries to avoid it but black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Austin to the ground. Austin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin fails with a takedown attempt.
black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Austin.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
black looks to score with a jab to the body but Austin is just out of range.
Austin lands a nice shot that snaps black's head back.
black walks into a stiff left hand from Austin.
black swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
mr black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Austin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Austin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by black.
black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
black works Austin's body with a nice hook.
black shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Austin throws out a loose jab but black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
black catches Austin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
black shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Austin's guard.
black slips nicely into half guard.
Austin is looking to control black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Austin avoid being mounted?
black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
black lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Austin is in trouble now - black has advanced to mount!
Steve Austin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
black with good strikes from the mount here!
black pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
black is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Austin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Austin!
black keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
mr black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Austin manages to get himself to full guard.
Austin keeping full guard, as black tries to pass.
black drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Austin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now black has Austin in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
mr black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Austin 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve Austin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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