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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gabriel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abbott.
Gabriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abbott.
Abbott walks into a jab.
Gabriel works Abbott's body with a nice hook.
Abbott slaps away a takedown attempt from Gabriel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gabriel slips a jab from Abbott.
Gabriel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gideon Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbott scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gabriel.
Gabriel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abbott manages to avoid it.
Abbott gets caught flat footed, as Gabriel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gabriel preventing the sweep.
Gabriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gabriel wants to control from the top but Abbott keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbott keeping moving, preventing Gabriel from controlling successfully.
Gabriel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gideon Gabriel wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gabriel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abbott leaves Gabriel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A lazy left from Gabriel finds it's target.
Abbott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gabriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbott tries to clinch there but Gabriel circles away.
Abbott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abbott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gabriel is looking to clinch but Abbott is avoiding it.
Abbott blocks a low kick nicely.
Abbott tries a head kick but it misses.
Abbott scores with a push 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!
Gabriel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brenden Abbott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abbott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gabriel.
Gabriel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gabriel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gabriel checks the leg kick.
Abbott lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Gideon Gabriel has been cut.
Gabriel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abbott misses with a body kick.
Abbott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gabriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbott.
Gabriel scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abbott circles away.
Brenden Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Gabriel.
Gabriel clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Abbott fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Abbott fails to land.
Gabriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Abbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gabriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Gabriel.
Abbott tries to work over Gabriel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gabriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abbott's elbow.
Abbott lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gabriel blocking some punches.
Abbott gets through Gabriel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gabriel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abbott gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gabriel prevents a body shot from Abbott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abbott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abbott misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott gets through Gabriel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gabriel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abbott avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Abbott.
Abbott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gabriel backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gabriel misses with a knee strike.
Abbott misses with a body punch.
Abbott has Gabriel pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Abbott fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gabriel tries a knee to the head but Abbott blocks it.
Abbott lands a body punch.
Abbott misses with the head strike.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Brenden Abbott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gideon Gabriel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gabriel has a takedown stuffed.
Abbott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gabriel throws a leg kick but Abbott sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gabriel throws a hook but Abbott blocks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abbott. Gabriel shrugs it off though.
Abbott lands with an overhand left.
Gabriel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abbott misses with a straight left.
Gabriel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gabriel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abbott slaps away a takedown attempt from Gabriel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gabriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.
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!
Gabriel throws a jab but it's blocked by Abbott.
Gabriel throws a lazy right hand but Abbott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brenden Abbott is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Gabriel. Those never looked like landing.
Gideon Gabriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abbott is looking to slow Gabriel down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott clinches with his opponent.
Gabriel tries to land a knee to the head but Abbott blocks with his arms.
Gabriel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbott.
Gabriel working aggressively here.
Abbott working aggressively here.
Abbott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abbott pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abbott scores with a hook to the body.
Abbott prevents a body shot from Gabriel.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Gabriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gabriel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbott.
Abbott lands a nice uppercut.
Abbott blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gabriel fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbott.
Gabriel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brenden Abbott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gideon Gabriel.
Still in the clinch, Abbott scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabriel trying to land knees to the body.
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbott.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gabriel.
Gabriel trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gabriel.
Abbott lands with a right to the head.
Gabriel lands a nice uppercut.
Abbott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gabriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gabriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abbott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abbott misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throws an elbow but it misses.
Gabriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gabriel lands a right hand.
Brenden Abbott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gabriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gabriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gabriel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Abbott.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gabriel lands a right hand.
Gabriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gabriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gabriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott gets through Gabriel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gabriel tries a body shot but Abbott blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabriel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abbott cracks Gabriel with a nice body shot.
Abbott blocking some punches.
Abbott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abbott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gabriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abbott pushes Gabriel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abbott prevents a body shot from Gabriel.
Abbott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gabriel or not.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
Abbott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gabriel's elbow.
Gabriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gabriel throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gabriel.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abbott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott tries to throw a body punch but Gabriel avoids it by throwing Abbott back against the cage.
Gabriel wants a takedown but no success here.
Abbott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gabriel's elbow.
Gabriel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Abbott is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gideon Gabriel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Abbott thumps Gabriel with a low kick.
Abbott is looking to slow Gabriel down with leg kicks.
Abbott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gabriel to score with a decent uppercut.
Gabriel throws a lazy uppercut
and Abbott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gabriel thinking.
Abbott lands a big head kick that sends Gabriel tumbling to the mat! Abbott takes a step backwards and waves Gabriel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gabriel is rocked!
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!
Abbott scores with a spinning back kick!
Gabriel is still on wobbly legs! Can Abbott finish him?
Abbott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Abbott! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brenden Abbott!
Our winner, Brenden Abbott, 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.
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energy
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hype
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