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EPF 35: Abadi vs. Trill PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baga Dasaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Sloane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sloane has chosen Never Surrender as his entrance music. Kurt Sloane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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224 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baga Dasaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Sloane!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloane cracks Dasaev with an open hand slap.
Dasaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloane punishes Dasaev's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloane feints and then cracks Dasaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dasaev down.
Dasaev has his takedown stuffed
and Sloane counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloane lands a big head kick that sends Dasaev to the canvas! Sloane follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Sloane!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamii Banana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan IV (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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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamii Banana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan IV!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
IV moves out of range as Banana strikes.
Jamii Banana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Banana misses.
IV tries for a takedown but Banana circles away easily
and Banana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
IV closes the distance but Banana moves to the side
and Banana counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Banana misses with a wild body shot.
Banana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
IV wants to clinch
and Banana counters with a right hand 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!
IV closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banana with a nice cross.
IV shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Banana to counter with a crisp jab.
IV keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banana.
A big left from Banana misses.
IV with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banana to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but IV moves away.
IV ducks under a wild hook from Banana.
Banana with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
IV fails with the takedown
and Banana counters with a straight right hand.
Jamii Banana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan IV.
Banana throws out a loose jab but IV uses good head movement to avoid it.
IV doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Banana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by IV.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banana blocks a head kick by IV.
Banana misses the jab.
Banana lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
IV tries for a takedown but Banana circles away easily
and Banana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
IV throws a poor cross that misses
and Banana counters with a huge right that knocks IV out cold! Banana is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jamii Banana!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Karamazin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chev Chelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karamazin comes to the cage accompanied by Low Rider. Chelios has chosen No one gets left behind as his entrance music. Ivan Karamazin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Karamazin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chev Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Karamazin.
Chelios is pushing Karamazin's head away, looking to escape. Karamazin manages to hold on to the position though.
Karamazin is looking to take a break and control but Chelios is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karamazin advances to full mount.
Chelios really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karamazin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karamazin looking to secure an arm triangle but Chelios defends it well.
Karamazin has hold of Chelios's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chelios manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Karamazin working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Chelios turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Karamazin off and cradles Chelios's limp body as Karamazin celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ivan Karamazin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Potapkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Potapkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potapkin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reynolds is trying to get back to half guard.
Potapkin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reynolds, who protects the arm well.
Potapkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Potapkin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Potapkin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reynolds knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reynolds gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds is trying to get back to full guard.
Potapkin trying to control from half guard but Reynolds is working away.
Reynolds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reynolds actively working from the bottom here.
Reynolds actively working from the bottom here.
Potapkin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Potapkin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reynolds is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Potapkin pulls his head out easily.
Potapkin is looking for a kimura but Reynolds is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Potapkin to get the leverage.
Reynolds looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Potapkin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reynolds sees it coming and defends easily.
Potapkin is breathing heavily.
Reynolds moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Potapkin from controlling successfully.
Potapkin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Potapkin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Reynolds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Potapkin defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Potapkin defends well.
Reynolds trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Reynolds escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Potapkin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Potapkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Potapkin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reynolds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Potapkin defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Potapkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reynolds doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Potapkin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reynolds has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Potapkin should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Reynolds has tightened it up now! Potapkin should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodion Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hironimus Sokrateles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodion Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hironimus Sokrateles!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Sokrateles misses with a looping left.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sokrateles.
Sokrateles tries to score with some ground and pound. Gracie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gracie pushes Sokrateles away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sokrateles gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sokrateles fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sokrateles is working to tighten is grip on Gracie's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Gracie has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sokrateles is really squeezing tight and eventually Gracie passes out! Sokrateles breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hironimus Sokrateles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Skeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjalar Ollongren is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drew Skeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjalar Ollongren!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollongren throws a body punch but Skeet moves out of range.
Ollongren shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skeet but Skeet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch lands to the side of Skeet 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Skeet misses with a hook
and Ollongren counters with a two punch combo.
Skeet tries to land a leg kick but Ollongren saw it coming and moves away.
Fjalar Ollongren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ollongren tries to clinch but Skeet moves out of range.
Skeet stuffs the takedown.
Skeet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ollongren.
A nice combination there by Ollongren.
Ollongren misses with a wild combination.
Ollongren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ollongren misses with a wild combination.
Ollongren lands a jab to Skeet's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skeet was well out of range. Poor timing from Ollongren.
Ollongren thows a body shot but no joy.
Ollongren tries to close the distance and clinch but Skeet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ollongren tries to clinch up.
Ollongren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Ollongren.
A big right from Ollongren misses.
Ollongren misses with a combination
and Skeet counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Fjalar Ollongren has been cut.
Skeet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ollongren scores with a one two! Skeet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ollongren lands a nice looking body shot.
Skeet stuffs the takedown.
Drew Skeet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjalar Ollongren.
Ollongren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drew Skeet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ollongren misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ollongren with that takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ollongren, as that shot connected.
Skeet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ollongren closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Skeet to counter with a crisp jab.
Ollongren gets a clinch.
Ollongren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ollongren throws a series of punches but Skeet avoids them all with ease.
Ollongren staying out of range there.
Ollongren misses with a wild combination.
Skeet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ollongren.
Ollongren misses with a lunging right hand
and Skeet counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ollongren! Skeet lets Ollongren back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren throws a right and a left that Skeet avoids nicely.
Skeet misses with a lunging right hand
and Ollongren counters with a one-two to the body.
Skeet loads up on a big right hand but Ollongren slips the punch.
Ollongren throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Skeet was covering up waiting for the punch and Ollongren finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Skeet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ollongren wants to pass the guard but Skeet is keeping the position.
Ollongren postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ollongren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ollongren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skeet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ollongren passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skeet tries to improve position but can't.
Ollongren working the head with strikes.
Ollongren scoring with punches and elbows.
Ollongren lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ollongren works to advance to full mount. Skeet defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Skeet is breathing heavily.
Ollongren landing strikes from the mount and Skeet is in trouble!
Ollongren is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Skeet has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ollongren scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Skeet?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ollongren is landing with some decent strikes but Skeet is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ollongren lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fjalar Ollongren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fjalar Ollongren's cut.
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.
Skeet looks to land a right hand but Ollongren moved out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ollongren is defended easily by Skeet.
Ollongren looks to land a combination. Skeet sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Drew Skeet has been cut.
Ollongren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ollongren closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Skeet quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ollongren lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ollongren lands strikes from half guard.
Skeet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ollongren on the ground.
Ollongren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Skeet on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Skeet tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ollongren is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ollongren frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ollongren working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ollongren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ollongren dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Ollongren connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ollongren is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Skeet can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ollongren lands a big elbow.
Ollongren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ollongren landing strikes from the mount and Skeet is in trouble!
Ollongren is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Skeet can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Skeet takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Skeet is in a horrible position here. Ollongren smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ollongren working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren landing punches.
Ollongren landing strikes from the mount and Skeet is in trouble!
Ollongren pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Skeet is in a horrible position here. Ollongren smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ollongren landing punches.
Skeet is bucking up trying to escape but Ollongren cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Skeet is bucking up trying to escape but Ollongren cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ollongren connects with a bit shot that sees Skeet covering up! More strikes from Ollongren and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ollongren is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fjalar Ollongren!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Abadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Trill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: They Will Kill Us All - The Bronx. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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248 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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29
258 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joel Abadi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Trill!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abadi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abadi moves forwards but Trill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Joel Abadi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abadi slips a jab and a cross from Trill.
Abadi scores with a punch to the head.
Abadi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abadi. That's going to slow Trill down.
Abadi shoots in and gets a takedown into Trill's guard.
Abadi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Abadi is controlling him.
Abadi controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joel Abadi.
Trill misses with a lunging right hand
and Abadi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Trill rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abadi counters with a low kick, right behind Trill 's knee.
A left and a right from Trill both land. Nice combination.
Trill takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Trill throws a right hand that misses
and Abadi counters with a nice kick to the body.
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!
Abadi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abadi lands a body shot.
Trill misses with a right hand
and Abadi counters with an outside leg kick.
Trill looks gassed!
Trill throws a lazy uppercut
and Abadi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Trill really felt that one!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick from Abadi lands but Trill takes it in his stride.
Andrew Trill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abadi connects with a solid leg kick.
Abadi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abadi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Trill takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abadi scores with a shot to the body.
Abadi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abadi scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abadi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abadi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abadi.
Abadi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abadi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abadi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abadi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abadi lands a high kick!
Abadi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abadi connects with a high kick.
Abadi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abadi.
Trill on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abadi throws a head kick that Trill semi-blocks.
A head kick from Abadi lands but Trill takes it in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trill is trying to force a seperation but Abadi has the dominant position.
Abadi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abadi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trill's sensitive parts.
Abadi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trill's calf.
Abadi throws a head kick that Trill semi-blocks.
Trill is rocked!
Abadi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trill tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trill has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abadi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abadi. Trill shrugs it off though.
Abadi lands a high kick!
Trill is still on wobbly legs! Can Abadi finish him?
Trill gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joel Abadi!
Joel Abadi retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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