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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Miggleton (ranked 4475 p4p, 4401 weight class) and Chris Abbott (ranked 514 p4p, 0 weight class). Miggleton's entrance music is No Lives Matter (Tom MacDonald). A fine choice. 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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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Miggleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Abbott!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miggleton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abbott scores with a shot to the body.
Miggleton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abbott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abbott avoiding damage as Miggleton throws knees to the body.
Miggleton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbott.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miggleton blocking some punches.
Miggleton is trying to maintain a safe position but Abbott gets an underhook and turns Miggleton into the cage.
Miggleton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abbott in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abbott lands with a short shot to the head.
Miggleton lands a nice elbow.
Abbott 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miggleton throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbott.
Miggleton letting Abbott take a breather here.
Miggleton trying to stall but Abbott improves his position.
Miggleton breaks from the clinch.
Miggleton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abbott blocks a head kick by Miggleton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miggleton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miggleton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miggleton throws the kick towards the body but Abbott avoids it.
A head kick misses from Miggleton.
Abbott lands a glancing blow to the side of Miggleton's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miggleton.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
Miggleton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abbott scores with a shoulder strike.
Miggleton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbott.
Miggleton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abbott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miggleton misses with a head kick.
Abbott tries to counter with a clinch but Miggleton shakes him off and moves away.
Miggleton throws a head kick that half lands.
A lazy left from Abbott finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miggleton throws a head kick but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott tries to counter with a clinch but Miggleton shakes him off and moves away.
Miggleton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miggleton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick lands from Miggleton.
Abbott misses with a wild body shot.
Miggleton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miggleton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miggleton lands a nice looking body kick.
Miggleton throws a lazy body kick
and Abbott counters by clinching up.
Miggleton lands a good knee to the midsection. Abbott won't want to take too many of those.
Abbott looks winded!
Miggleton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miggleton is looking to score with low kicks.
Miggleton connects with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Miggleton.
Abbott slips a jab from Miggleton.
Miggleton tries to clinch up but Abbott circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miggleton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abbott wants to counter with a clinch but Miggleton pushes him away.
Abbott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miggleton.
Miggleton throws a push kick but Abbott slaps the foot to one side.
Miggleton is looking to slow Abbott down with leg kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miggleton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miggleton crunches a lovely knee into Abbott's ribcage.
Miggleton lands a knee to the head.
Miggleton scores a nice knee to the body.
Miggleton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miggleton working Abbott over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miggleton obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miggleton has Abbott pressed against the cage.
Miggleton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miggleton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Abbott avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miggleton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miggleton misses with a low kick.
Miggleton throws a head kick that Abbott semi-blocks.
Miggleton misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Miggleton.
Miggleton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miggleton tries to move into range but Abbott moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Miggleton pushes Abbott up against the cage in a clinch.
Miggleton lands a nice knee to the body.
Miggleton lands a good knee to the midsection. Abbott won't want to take too many of those.
Miggleton breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miggleton with the inside leg kick.
Miggleton moves in looking to clinch but Abbott pushes him off.
Miggleton is looking to land body kicks.
Miggleton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Miggleton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Miggleton throws a low kick, looking for Abbott's leg but Abbott calmly moves out of range.
Abbott tries to counter by closing the distance.
Abbott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abbott avoids the head kick by Miggleton.
Miggleton moves into the clinch successfully.
Jim Miggleton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miggleton lands a nice knee to the body.
Miggleton connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miggleton.
It looks like Chris Abbott has been cut.
Miggleton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miggleton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miggleton!
Miggleton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miggleton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miggleton is looking to clinch.
Miggleton moves out of range as Abbott strikes.
Abbott is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miggleton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Abbott is out of range.
Miggleton looks to land a body kick but Abbott moved away.
Miggleton throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott moves out of range as Miggleton throws a body kick.
Jim Miggleton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbott on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miggleton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbott can do to turn this around?
Miggleton throws a push kick but Abbott slaps the foot to one side.
Miggleton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Miggleton is looking to clinch.
Abbott tries to counter by closing the distance.
Abbott checks a leg kick.
Miggleton tries to clinch but Abbott is having none of it.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Miggleton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abbott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abbott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miggleton.
Abbott digs a good body shot into Miggleton's ribs.
Miggleton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miggleton sets himself, and Abbott steps forward looking for the clinch! Miggleton avoids it this time.
Miggleton tries to clinch there but Abbott circles away.
Miggleton tries to clinch up but Abbott circles away and keeps his distance.
Abbott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miggleton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miggleton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abbott wants to counter the offense by Miggleton and move into the clinch position.
Miggleton tries to clinch there but Abbott circles away.
Abbott swats away the attempt to clinch by Miggleton.
Abbott tries to counter with a clinch but Miggleton shakes him off and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miggleton.
Miggleton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miggleton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miggleton tries a head kick but it misses.
Miggleton throws a head kick that misses.
Miggleton throws a body kick that misses.
Miggleton wants to clinch up but Abbott keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miggleton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbott.
Miggleton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miggleton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miggleton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Miggleton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miggleton sets himself, and Abbott steps forward looking for the clinch! Miggleton avoids it this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miggleton. That's going to slow Abbott down.
Miggleton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abbott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abbott steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Miggleton.
Miggleton looks to land a body kick but Abbott moved away.
Miggleton throws a front kick that sends Abbott stumbling back into the cage.
Miggleton feints and then cracks Abbott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abbott down.
Miggleton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miggleton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miggleton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abbott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miggleton throws a body kick that misses.
Abbott is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Miggleton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abbott misses with a body punch.
Miggleton tries to stall but Abbott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miggleton misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miggleton breaks the clinch.
Miggleton throws a sloppy head kick and Abbott moves out of range easily.
Abbott tries to counter with a clinch but Miggleton shakes him off and moves away.
Miggleton gets tackled into the cage by Abbott. Abbott maintains the clinch.
Abbott lands a nice uppercut.
Abbott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miggleton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abbott avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Abbott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miggleton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abbott in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miggleton obliges.
Miggleton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abbott is defending well for now.
Miggleton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abbott is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Miggleton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Abbott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Miggleton.
Abbott blocks a head kick by Miggleton.
Abbott wants to counter with a clinch but Miggleton pushes him away.
Miggleton is looking to clinch but Abbott is avoiding it.
Miggleton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jim Miggleton is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Miggleton.
Miggleton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abbott is trying to maintain a safe position but Miggleton gets an underhook and turns Abbott into the cage.
Miggleton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miggleton walks into a left hand.
Miggleton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Abbott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Miggleton.
Danga de danga de dang - Abbott scores with a four punch combination!
Abbott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miggleton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abbott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miggleton throws a hook but Abbott blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abbott is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Abbott tries to clinch up but Miggleton circles away and keeps his distance.
Miggleton throws a quick counter head kick but Abbott was just out of range.
Miggleton tries to clinch there but Abbott circles away.
Abbott wants to counter the offense by Miggleton and move into the clinch position.
Miggleton walks into a left hand.
Abbott checks the leg kick.
Miggleton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbott blocks the body kick.
Abbott throws a lazy right hand but Miggleton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miggleton wants to clinch up but Abbott keeps it at a distance.
Miggleton with the inside leg kick.
Miggleton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miggleton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abbott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miggleton tries to clinch up.
Abbott tries to counter with a clinch but Miggleton shakes him off and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Abbott. Those never looked like landing.
Chris Abbott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miggleton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Miggleton tries to clinch up but Abbott circles away and keeps his distance.
Miggleton fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Miggleton lands but Abbott takes it in his stride.
Miggleton is looking to clinch.
Miggleton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abbott drives through and clinches with Miggleton against the cage.
A short left from Abbott.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miggleton working Abbott over with knees to the body.
Miggleton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abbott has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Miggleton.
Miggleton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Miggleton tries to clinch but Abbott moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Miggleton.
Miggleton is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miggleton scores with a head kick. Abbott tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Miggleton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abbott wants to counter the offense by Miggleton and move into the clinch position.
Abbott lands a nice hook to Miggleton's body. Miggleton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abbott moves out of range of the body kick from Miggleton.
Miggleton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Abbott throws a good cross that connects.
Abbott throws out a loose jab but Miggleton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miggleton feints and then cracks Abbott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abbott down.
Miggleton tries to clinch up.
Abbott moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Miggleton misses with a body kick.
Miggleton tries a head kick but it misses.
Miggleton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott moves out of range as Miggleton throws a body kick.
Miggleton lands a leg kick that knocks Abbott off balance momentarily.
Abbott blocks a low kick nicely.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miggleton.
Miggleton avoids the body shot from Abbott.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miggleton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miggleton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donk. Abbott catches Miggleton right on the button with a cross.
Miggleton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abbott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miggleton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miggleton lands with a slapping head kick.
Miggleton with the inside leg kick.
Abbott moves into the clinch.
Jim Miggleton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miggleton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbott.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jim Miggleton.
Well Miggleton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Miggleton!
Jim Miggleton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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