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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ambrose Abernathy (ranked 5657 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Konstantine (ranked 3864 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Konstantine will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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183 cm
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197 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ambrose Abernathy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Konstantine!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abernathy avoids the body shot from Konstantine.
Konstantine looks to land a right hand but Abernathy moved out of range.
Abernathy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Konstantine throws a jab but it's blocked by Abernathy.
Konstantine moves away from the strike by Abernathy.
Konstantine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abernathy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abernathy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abernathy moves away from the strike by Konstantine.
Konstantine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abernathy is looking to counter punch.
Konstantine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abernathy was well out of range. Poor timing from Konstantine.
Konstantine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abernathy is looking to counter punch.
Konstantine is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abernathy rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abernathy avoids the body shot from Konstantine.
Konstantine misses with an uppercut.
Konstantine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Konstantine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abernathy moves away.
Abernathy throwing a counter right hand but Konstantine manages to avoid it.
Konstantine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abernathy misses the jab.
Good shot there by Konstantine.
Konstantine misses with a wild body shot.
Abernathy throws a hook to the side of Konstantine's head but Konstantine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Konstantine slips under a jab from Abernathy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantine misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Abernathy misses.
Abernathy misses with a looping left.
Abernathy moves away from the strike by Konstantine.
Konstantine lands with a nice body punch.
Abernathy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Ambrose Abernathy has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Konstantine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abernathy moves into the clinch successfully.
Konstantine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Konstantine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abernathy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantine can't break the clinch.
Abernathy effectively controlling the action here.
Abernathy prevents Konstantine from breaking the clinch.
Konstantine breaks from the clinch.
Abernathy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Konstantine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abernathy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Konstantine throws a looping overhand right but Abernathy ducks down to avoid it.
Abernathy is looking to clinch but Konstantine is avoiding it.
Konstantine moves out of range as Abernathy strikes.
A big left from Konstantine misses.
Konstantine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abernathy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abernathy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Konstantine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abernathy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Konstantine struggling a bit here.
Konstantine is trying to get back to half guard.
Konstantine being controlled for a moment.
Abernathy trying to control the action but Konstantine is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Konstantine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ambrose Abernathy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - Konstantine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been informed that Konstantine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Konstantine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Konstantine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abernathy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Konstantine throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Abernathy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Konstantine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abernathy ducks under a wild hook from Konstantine.
Konstantine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abernathy was well out of range. Poor timing from Konstantine.
Konstantine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abernathy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konstantine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abernathy counters with a single leg into guard. Konstantine didn't expect that.
Konstantine is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Abernathy wants to control from the top but Konstantine keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abernathy wants to pass the guard but Konstantine is keeping the position.
Konstantine trying to control the position here.
Konstantine being controlled here, momentarily.
Konstantine is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Konstantine has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Abernathy trying to control but Konstantine is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abernathy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Konstantine counters with a shoot takedown. Abernathy fights it but they end up in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abernathy holds on and takes a little breather.
Abernathy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Abernathy is controlling Konstantine's posture.
Abernathy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantine is stalling in the full guard.
Abernathy has his foot on Konstantine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Konstantine works his way back into a safe position though.
Konstantine engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Konstantine wants to stand but Abernathy is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sergio Konstantine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Konstantine throws a body punch but Abernathy moves out of range.
Abernathy throwing a counter right hand but Konstantine manages to avoid it.
Konstantine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abernathy manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Abernathy misses the target.
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.
Konstantine looks to score with a jab to the body but Abernathy is just out of range.
Sergio Konstantine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abernathy slips a jab from Konstantine.
A little feinted left hand from Abernathy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Konstantine swings for the body but Abernathy moves out of range.
Abernathy is looking to counter punch.
Abernathy wants to clinch.
Konstantine slips under a jab from Abernathy.
Konstantine drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Abernathy defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Konstantine. Abernathy does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Abernathy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abernathy drives through and clinches with Konstantine against the cage.
Abernathy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Konstantine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Konstantine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ambrose Abernathy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Abernathy tries to clinch up.
Abernathy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Konstantine swings for the body but Abernathy moves out of range.
Abernathy throwing a counter right hand but Konstantine manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Konstantine finds it's target.
Abernathy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Konstantine circles away.
Konstantine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abernathy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Konstantine lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konstantine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abernathy doesn't seem bothered though.
Konstantine misses the shot to the body.
Abernathy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abernathy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Konstantine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Konstantine misses.
Konstantine swings for the body but Abernathy moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Abernathy misses the target.
Konstantine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Konstantine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abernathy misses with a hook. Konstantine ducked under it nicely.
Konstantine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abernathy was well out of range. Poor timing from Konstantine.
Abernathy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Konstantine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abernathy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Konstantine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Konstantine wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ambrose Abernathy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abernathy tries to clinch up but Konstantine circles away and keeps his distance.
Konstantine misses with a wild body shot.
Abernathy wants to clinch.
Konstantine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abernathy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abernathy is looking to advance position but Konstantine won't allow it.
Konstantine is not content to let Abernathy control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantine tries to get to full guard but Abernathy has control of the leg.
Abernathy seems to be working for a kimura but Konstantine defends the submission attempt.
Abernathy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Abernathy wants to pass the guard but Konstantine is defending well.
That's four 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.
Konstantine wants to control but Abernathy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abernathy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Abernathy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Konstantine has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abernathy is looking for a kimura here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Konstantine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Konstantine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Konstantine!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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