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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ganluigi Abate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Fernedez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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267 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ganluigi Abate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Fernedez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abate clinches up against the cage.
Abate is pressed up against the cage. Fernedez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abate down to the mat. Abate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Abate moves into range and clinches up with Fernedez.
Fernedez is trying to pull guard but Abate has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Abate as the two fighters clinch.
Fernedez tries to pull guard but Abate holds him up against the cage and eventually Fernedez drops back down to his feet.
Ganluigi Abate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Fernedez.
Fernedez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Abate misses with a knee to the head.
Abate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Henry Fernedez has been cut.
Abate is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Abate.
Abate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fernedez looks winded!
Abate works on Fernedez's body with a couple of short punches.
Abate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abate gets through Fernedez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abate lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abate.
Abate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fernedez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernedez backwards.
Abate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate connects with a knee to the head.
Abate landing knees to the body.
Abate scores with a shot to the side of Fernedez's head.
Abate could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fernedez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abate lands a right hand.
Abate lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Abate.
Fernedez takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Abate.
Nice body punch from Abate.
Abate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Henry Fernedez's cut even more.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abate obliges.
Abate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abate scores a nice knee to the body.
Abate is working Fernedez over against the cage.
Abate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abate with a knee to the head.
Abate connects with a knee to the head.
Fernedez takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abate obliges.
Abate working Fernedez over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Abate as the two fighters clinch.
Abate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fernedez or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abate.
Abate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fernedez's defenses.
A right hook to the body lands for Abate.
Abate crunches a lovely knee into Fernedez's ribcage.
Abate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fernedez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Abate.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fernedez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abate lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Abate.
Abate lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Abate.
Abate working Fernedez over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abate connects with a knee to the head.
Fernedez goes for a takedown attempt but Abate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Abate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fernedez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Abate defends well and Fernedez ends up having to push Abate into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Abate clinches up against the cage.
Abate with a knee to the head.
Abate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernedezs head.
Abate makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fernedez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abate.
Fernedez is trying to break the clinch but Abate has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fernedez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernedez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fernedez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Abate pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fernedez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abate as he avoids it easily.
Abate rushes Fernedez and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Abate.
Abate lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Abate.
Abate lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fernedez backwards.
Abate gets underhooks to prevent Fernedez's takedown attempt.
Abate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fernedez tries to pull guard but Abate holds him up against the cage and eventually Fernedez drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Abate.
Abate scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ganluigi Abate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Fernedez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abate takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abate.
Abate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fernedez's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Abate.
Abate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fernedez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abate is working Fernedez over against the cage.
Abate lands a shoulder strike.
Abate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Abate.
Abate working Fernedez over with knees to the body.
Abate scores with a hook to the body.
Abate landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fernedez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fernedez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Abate avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Abate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ganluigi Abate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abate pushes Fernedez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fernedez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Abate fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fernedez gets tackled into the cage by Abate. Abate maintains the clinch.
Abate is leaning against Fernedez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abate lands an elbow just above Fernedez 's eye.
The cut above Henry Fernedez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abate.
Knees to the body from Abate.
Abate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abate lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abate putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fernedez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abate lands an elbow inside that Fernedez shrugs off.
Abate crunches a lovely knee into Fernedez's ribcage.
Fernedez has Abate pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Abate manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ganluigi Abate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Fernedez.
A knee to the head by Abate.
Abate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernedez can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abate.
Good body shot from Abate.
Abate lands a hook that snaps the head of Fernedez backwards.
Abate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fernedez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Abate.
Abate lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fernedez or not.
Fernedez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fernedez looking for a takedown.
Abate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fernedez takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abate utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Abate.
A short right from Abate on the inside.
Fernedez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Abate.
Abate is pressed up against the cage. Fernedez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abate down to the mat. Abate avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Abate scores with a hook.
Abate lands a head kick!
Fernedez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab, jab by Abate - just one landing.
Fernedez throws a wild body kick that Abate sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernedez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abate can pounce on him.
Fernedez fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abate has managed to clinch.
Abate unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abate scores with a knee to the head.
Fernedez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abate walks away with a smile on his face. Fernedez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fernedez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abate forces Fernedez back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abate.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernedez is looking for a takedown.
Fernedez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abate.
Fernedez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Abate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ganluigi Abate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Fernedez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Abate's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fernedez under the eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abate.
Abate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fernedez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abate circles away.
Abate tries to counter by clinching up but Fernedez breaks away and moves out of range.
Ganluigi Abate is winning the standup battle so far.
Abate moves in looking to clinch but Fernedez pushes him off.
Fernedez dives in and grabs Abate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abate pushes down on Fernedez's head and hops out.
Fernedez looks to land a right hand but Abate moved out of range.
Abate fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Abate as he connects with a hook.
Abate jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henry Fernedez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Abate tests Fernedez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abate clinches up with Fernedez and pushes him back against the cage.
Fernedez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abate lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henry Fernedez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ganluigi Abate!
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energy
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hype
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