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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Abatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Showman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Showman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Abatti's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Abatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Showman!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Showman misses with a wild combination.
Showman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Abatti pushes Showman up against the cage in a clinch.
Showman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abatti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Showman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abatti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Showman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Abatti.
Abatti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Showman tries to throw a body punch but Abatti avoids it by throwing Showman back against the cage.
Abatti pushes Showman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Showman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abatti is defending well for now.
Showman working Abatti over with knees to the body.
Showman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Showman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Showman looking to throw knees to the head but Abatti is blocking nicely.
Abatti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Showman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Showman.
A frustrated look appears on Abatti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Abatti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Showman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Showman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Showman misses with a knee strike.
Showman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Showman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abatti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abatti lands a nice uppercut.
Abatti blocks an elbow strike.
Abatti is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showman misses with a knee strike.
Showman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abatti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Showman landing knees to the head.
Showman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Showman tries a knee to the head but Abatti blocks it.
Showman misses with a knee strike.
Abatti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abatti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abatti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Showman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abatti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abatti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abatti tries a body shot but Showman blocks it.
Showman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abatti.
Showman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Showman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abatti blocks it with crossed arms.
Abatti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abatti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Showman trying to land knees to the body.
Abatti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Showman or not.
Showman working Abatti over with knees to the body.
Showman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abatti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abatti avoiding damage.
Abatti tries to work over Showman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Showman lands an elbow inside that Abatti shrugs off.
Abatti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Showman backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abatti scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Showman misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Abatti.
Abatti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Showman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abatti scores with a shot to the side of Showman's head.
Abatti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Showman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abatti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abatti taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Showman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Showman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abatti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abatti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abatti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Abatti will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abatti looks to land a combination but Showman avoids it well.
Abatti misses the shot to the body.
Showman takes one to the side of the head.
Showman closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Abatti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Showman thinking.
Showman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abatti counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Abatti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abatti keeps the fight on the outside.
Showman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abatti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abatti lands with a cross.
Showman tries to close the distance and clinch but Abatti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Showman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abatti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Showman darts in trying to clinch
and Abatti counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abatti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abatti dodges an elbow strike from Showman.
Abatti takes an elbow to the temple.
Showman misses with a body punch.
Showman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abatti blocks it with crossed arms.
Showman tries to land knees in the clinch but Abatti avoids the damage to the body.
Abatti lands with a short shot to the head.
Abatti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abatti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Showman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abatti blocks it with crossed arms.
Showman misses with a knee strike.
Johnny Abatti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abatti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Showman misses with an elbow strike.
Abatti slows down the pace here.
Showman tries to work over Abatti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abatti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Abatti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Showman misses with a knee strike.
Abatti lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Showman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Showman tries a knee to the head but Abatti blocks it.
Abatti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Abatti on the inside.
Showman has had enough of the clinch but Abatti keeps him there for the moment.
Abatti blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Abatti to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Showman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abatti is pushing Showman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Abatti.
Abatti lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abatti.
Abatti blocks a body shot from Showman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Showman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abatti's brow.
Showman tries to break the clinch but Abatti is controlling the position.
Abatti takes an elbow to the temple.
Showman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abatti misses with a punch to the body.
Showman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abatti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abatti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Showman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Abatti on the inside.
Abatti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Showman's elbow.
Abatti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Abatti lands an uppercut.
Abatti avoids the elbow strike from Showman, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abatti struggles to land a body shot inside as Showman controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Showman throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee calls for Abatti to work.
Abatti lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Abatti dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Showman moves out of range of the body kick from Abatti.
Showman tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Abatti to counter with a crisp jab.
Abatti lunges at Showman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Showman's hand.
Showman throws a jab when Abatti was well out of range.
Abatti throws a body kick that misses.
Showman dodges the punch combination from Abatti.
Showman throws a series of punches but Abatti moves out of range.
Showman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abatti counters with a straight right hand.
Showman tries to clinch up
and Abatti counters with a stiff right hand.
Showman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abatti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Showman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abatti misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abatti lands a glancing blow to the side of Showman's head.
Showman is rocked!
Abatti cracks Showman with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Showman falls to his knees and Abatti doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Abatti!
Our winner, Johnny Abatti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Tyler Showman had this to say: 'I thought I did enough to win the fight, but it just didn't turn out that way. I'll watch the film to learn what I can, and I'll come back a better fighter.'.
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energy
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hype
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