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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Abiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Abiva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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284 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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252 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marc Abiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Austin !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abiva.
Austin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abiva as he jumps to the side.
Jab, jab by Abiva - just one landing.
It looks like Steve Austin has been cut.
Abiva thuds a left hand into Austin 's body.
Austin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abiva defends it nicely.
Good work by Austin as he checks the leg kick.
Abiva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abiva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Austin is looking to clinch but Abiva is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin shoots in and gets a takedown into Abiva's guard.
Austin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abiva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Austin tries to free his leg and advance position but Abiva is retaining full guard.
Austin throwing strikes from guard but Abiva blocks nicely.
Abiva wants to sweep here but Austin controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is in close to Abiva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abiva is trying to keep Austin in close.
Abiva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Austin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Austin stopping the sweep attempt from Abiva.
Abiva trying to control the position.
Abiva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Austin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Austin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Austin looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Austin 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Austin wants to control from the top but Abiva keeps moving.
Austin postures up.
Abiva seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abiva wants to sweep but no luck.
Austin stands up over Abiva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Austin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Austin connects with a couple of short punches.
Abiva wants to sweep but no luck.
Abiva trying to control the position.
Austin drops back looking for a leg! Abiva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Abiva manages to kick Austin off! Austin jumps back into Abiva's guard.
Abiva keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Austin lands a couple of digs.
Abiva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin cracks Abiva with a solid left hand.
Abiva keeping full guard, as Austin tries to pass.
Austin lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Austin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Abiva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Austin drops back looking for a leg! Abiva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Abiva manages to kick Austin off! Austin jumps back into Abiva's guard.
Austin scoring with some ground and pound.
Austin stays in close to Abiva's body and controls the position.
Austin scoring with some ground and pound.
Abiva trying to keep a closed guard but Austin is proving a slippery customer.
Abiva wants to improve his position but instead Austin has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Abiva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Austin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Austin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Austin trying to control from half guard but Abiva is working away.
Austin slips a nice elbow through Abiva's hands, connecting with Abiva's forehead.
Austin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Austin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Austin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Austin lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abiva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Abiva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Abiva is trying to maintain the position but Austin is very close to passing his half guard.
Austin working over Abiva with some ground and pound. Abiva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Austin 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Austin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Austin is in close to Abiva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abiva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Austin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Austin working Abiva over with strikes.
Austin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Austin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Austin working Abiva over with strikes.
Austin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Abiva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Austin drops an elbow to the side of Abiva's head.
Abiva is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Abiva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Austin working the head and body with strikes.
Austin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abiva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abiva is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Austin connects with a nice short shot to Abiva's temple.
Austin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Austin working over Abiva with some ground and pound. Abiva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abiva is not content to let Austin control the position.
Nice strikes from Austin there.
Abiva wants to control but Austin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Austin .
Austin wants to control but Abiva is keeping him busy.
Austin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Austin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Abiva is looking to control Austin 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Abiva avoid being mounted?
Austin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
It looks like Marc Abiva has been cut.
Abiva is not content to let Austin control the position.
Abiva trying to control but Austin postures up.
Austin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Austin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Austin working over Abiva with some ground and pound. Abiva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Austin there.
Austin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Austin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Austin trying to control from half guard but Abiva is working away.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Austin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Austin raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abiva is bucking up trying to escape but Austin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Abiva is rocked!
Marc Abiva's cut is getting worse.
A big strike lands for Austin ! That's really hurt Abiva and he's turned his back - Austin keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Austin jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Austin !
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energy
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RATING
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