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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Klaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Primo Self (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Primo Self has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Klaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Primo Self!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klaus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Self counters by clinching up.
Klaus wants a takedown but no success here.
A right handed body shot lands from Self.
Klaus tries to break free but Self pushes him back against the cage.
Klaus is trying to push Self away but Self has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Klaus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Self escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Self clinches with his opponent.
Klaus is looking to break free of the clinch but Self has double underhooks.
Self has Klaus pushed against the cage.
Self tries a knee to the head but Klaus blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Self.
Self using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Self - that landed with a thud.
Self works on Klaus's body with a couple of short punches.
Klaus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Self.
Self lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Self breaks from the clinch.
Self pushes Klaus up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Self holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Self lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Self.
Self tries to land knees in the clinch but Klaus avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Klaus fails to land.
Klaus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Self pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Self closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Self breaks the clinch.
Self throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klaus.
Self moves into the clinch.
Klaus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Self manages to break the clinch.
Klaus misses with a few strikes there.
Klaus misses with a double jab
and Self counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Self.
Klaus is breathing heavily.
Self with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Self works on Klaus's body with a couple of short punches.
Klaus letting Self take a breather here.
Self breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klaus shoots in and drives through. Self sprawls well.
Self gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Self breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Self closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Self.
Self breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klaus misses with a double jab
and Self counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Self.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Self lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Austin Klaus has been cut.
Klaus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Self breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Self forces Klaus back against the cage and clinches.
Self pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klaus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Self has closed the distance and engaged Klaus in a clinch.
Self breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaus clinches.
Self tries a knee to the head but Klaus blocks it.
Self looking to throw knees to the head but Klaus is blocking nicely.
Self using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klaus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Self.
Self lands with a short shot to the head.
Self breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Self lands with a nice combination. Klaus backs away looking to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Klaus.
Klaus tries to keep at a distance but Self has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klaus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Self landing knees to the head.
Klaus is rocked!
Self breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh Klaus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Self gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Self holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Klaus seems to have got his legs back now.
Self lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaus goes for a takedown attempt but Self pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Klaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Self moves into the clinch.
Klaus letting Self take a breather here.
Self lands an elbow inside.
Klaus tries to stall but Self uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Self lands a hook to the side of the head.
Self tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Self lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klaus.
Klaus tries to break free but Self pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Self.
Self blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klaus is trying to break free.
Self cracks Klaus with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klaus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Klaus letting Self take a breather here.
Self lands an elbow just above Klaus 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Primo Self dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austin Klaus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Self instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klaus.
Self breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klaus throws a right hand that misses
and Self moves into the clinch.
Self lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klaus tries for a takedown but Self manages to get underhooks.
Klaus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Self lands a shot to the body.
Klaus wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Self.
Self drops Klaus with a big knee straight up the middle! Klaus is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Self is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Klaus hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Primo Self!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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