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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Six Million Dollar Man. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Cook!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Austin.
Austin misses with a series of wild punches.
Austin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cook slips a jab from Austin.
Austin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Austin showed some decent athleticism there.
Cook is trying to control but can't.
Cook keeping hold of Austin's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cook has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Austin is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Austin prevents Cook from improving his position.
Austin content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook is trying to get back to full guard.
Austin stalling.
Austin trying to mount his opponent but Cook defends it.
Austin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Austin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cook is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Austin pulls his head out easily.
Austin controlling the pace.
Cook works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cook being controlled here, momentarily.
Cook looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cook looks gassed!
Austin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Austin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cook swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Austin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Steve Austin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cook swinging wilding here.
Good shot there by Austin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to clinch up.
Austin slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.
Cook moves out of range as Austin strikes.
Austin lands an overhand right.
A combination from Austin does no damage.
Cook takes one to the chin there.
Austin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cook.
Austin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Austin throws a right and a left that Cook avoids nicely.
No luck for Cook with that takedown attempt.
Austin missing with a left hand there. Cook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Cook.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cook fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Austin misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cook fails with the takedown.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Cook.
Austin clinches up against the cage.
Austin lands an elbow inside.
Cook takes a shot to the head.
Austin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Austin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cook takes an elbow to the forehead.
Austin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Austin breaks the clinch.
Good work by Cook as he checks the leg kick.
Austin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cook.
Austin looks to land a combination but Cook avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round.
That's time! Austin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Austin stuffs the takedown.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Austin throws a shot from downtown. Cook moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Austin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Austin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Austin misses with a kick to the body.
Cook staying out of range there.
Austin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cook works over Austin's head and body with a nice combination.
Cook checks a low kick from Austin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Austin as Cook shoots in.
Steve Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cook is breathing heavily.
Cook misses with a double jab
and Austin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Austin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Austin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook takes an elbow to the temple.
Austin manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Austin misses.
Austin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Austin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Austin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Austin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cook looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Cook.
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Austin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cook slips under a jab.
Cook doesn't manage to clinch there - Austin circles away.
Austin throws a nice looking combination but Cook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Austin.
That's two 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.
Austin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cook fails to land the takedown.
Cook swinging wilding here.
Cook on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Austin throws a solid leg kick but Cook takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Austin.
Cook tries to move into range but Austin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Austin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cook.
Cook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Austin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cook tries to clinch but Austin moves out of range.
Austin stuffs the takedown attempt from Cook. Cook gets slowly back to his feet.
Austin lands a right hook to the body.
Cook steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Cook shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin moves out of range of the body kick.
Cook tries for a takedown but Austin circles away easily
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab.
Cook takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Austin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cook shoots in but no luck this time.
Cook slips under a jab from Austin.
Some wild striking there from Cook.
Cook fails with a takedown attempt.
Cook looks to land a combination but Austin avoids it well.
Cook wants to clinch but Austin slips to the side
and Austin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Austin closes the distance and clinches.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
Cook moves away from the strike by Austin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook darts in trying to clinch
and Austin counters with a leg kick.
Cook circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cook avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cook shoots for a double leg takedown but Austin sprawls well. He's pushed Cook's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Austin takes a swing at Cook's ribcage but misses.
Cook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
A choreographed right hand from Austin misses the target.
Austin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cook tries to clinch up but Austin circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cook tries to clinch but Austin moves out of range.
Austin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Austin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Austin throws a hook but Cook blocks it.
Austin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cook with a lazy takedown attempt
and Austin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Austin lands a nice elbow.
Austin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cook or not.
Austin lands an elbow inside.
Austin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Austin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cook up against the cage.
Austin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Austin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Austin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Austin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cook looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin throws out a loose jab but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin throws a lazy right hand but Cook sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Austin.
Nice sprawl there from Austin as Cook shoots in.
Austin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cook.
Cook shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Austin but Austin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Cook.
Austin throws a right and a left that Cook avoids nicely.
Austin misses with a straight right.
Austin misses with an uppercut.
Cook shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Austin but Austin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cook slips a jab from Austin.
Cook misses with a body kick.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cook fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Austin misses with a wild combination.
Austin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cook backs up against the cage.
No luck for Cook with that takedown attempt.
Good work by Cook as he checks the leg kick.
Cook fails with the takedown
and Austin counters with a thumping low kick.
Austin throws a head kick that half lands.
Cook has his takedown stuffed
and Austin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cook throws a series of punches but Austin moves out of range.
Cook avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cook changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Austin tries to avoid it but Cook manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Austin to the ground. Austin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Austin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to keep at a distance but Austin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Austin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Anderson Cook has been cut.
Austin lands with a short shot to the head.
Austin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Austin.
Cook is trying desperately to land a takedown but Austin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cook.
Austin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Austin lands an elbow inside that Cook shrugs off.
Cook takes an elbow to the temple.
Austin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cook's face.
Austin lands a damaging elbow.
Austin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook moves away from the strike by Austin.
Anderson Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Austin.
A swing and a miss from Austin.
Cook moves out of range as Austin strikes.
Austin misses the jab.
Austin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cook ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
Austin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cook looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Austin clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Austin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Austin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Austin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Austin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cook tries to pull guard but Austin holds him up against the cage and eventually Cook drops back down to his feet.
Cook is working for takedown but Austin is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Austin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Austin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Steve Austin wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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