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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Abner (ranked 948 p4p, 620 weight class) and Mehmet Shakaromanov (ranked 112 p4p, 76 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brayden Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehmet Shakaromanov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abner throws a leg kick
enabling Shakaromanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Abner looks to score with a jab to the body but Shakaromanov is just out of range.
Shakaromanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shakaromanov's coach down at Ironbound MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shakaromanov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shakaromanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abner misses the body punch
and Shakaromanov counters with a head kick.
Shakaromanov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abner loads up on a big right hand but Shakaromanov slips the punch.
Abner lands an overhand right.
Shakaromanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Shakaromanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shakaromanov just misses with a punch 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!
Abner moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Abner misses.
Shakaromanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abner can pounce on him.
Shakaromanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abner. Abner obviously looking to wear him down.
Shakaromanov misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner throws a low kick but Shakaromanov moves out of range easily.
Shakaromanov is looking for the big counter here.
Shakaromanov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abner throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Shakaromanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shakaromanov has time to react.
A punch combination from Abner misses.
Shakaromanov counters with a body kick.
Abner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shakaromanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abner. Abner obviously looking to wear him down.
Abner staying out of range there.
Abner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Shakaromanov. Beautiful body shot.
Abner looks to score with a jab to the body but Shakaromanov is just out of range.
Abner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shakaromanov throws out the jab.
Abner closes the distance and pushes Shakaromanov back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Abner has double underhooks.
Abner swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakaromanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
A short right from Abner.
Abner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Abner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shakaromanov misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Abner. Those never looked like landing.
Brayden Abner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakaromanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Abner.
A telegraphed right hand from Abner misses the target.
Abner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abner works the jab nicely.
Abner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shakaromanov lands a right hook to the body.
Abner is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shakaromanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Abner dips to his left and cracks Shakaromanov with an uppercut!
Abner throws a hook to the side of Shakaromanov's head but Shakaromanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abner is looking to clinch.
Abner throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abner.
Shakaromanov throws an overhand right that lands on Abner's shoulder, as Abner tries to avoid the shot.
Abner scores with a kick to the body.
Abner misses with a two punch combination.
Abner takes a swing at Shakaromanov's ribcage but misses.
Shakaromanov misses with a looping left.
Shakaromanov scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shakaromanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Abner jabs Shakaromanov right on the nose. Shakaromanov blinks but takes it well.
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!
A big right from Shakaromanov misses.
Abner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abner throws a hook but Shakaromanov blocks it.
Abner throws a big shot that misses.
Abner throws a good cross that connects.
Shakaromanov slips under a jab from Abner.
Abner moves into the clinch.
Shakaromanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shakaromanov blocks a leg kick.
Abner takes a swing at Shakaromanov's ribcage but misses.
Shakaromanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abner.
Abner misses with a straight right.
Abner misses with a hook to the body
and Shakaromanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shakaromanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abner.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Abner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abner misses with a head kick.
Shakaromanov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Abner thumps Shakaromanov with a low kick.
Shakaromanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abner.
Shakaromanov avoids the body shot from Abner.
Abner misses with a hook. Shakaromanov ducked under it nicely.
Shakaromanov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shakaromanov loads up on a big right hand but Abner slips the punch.
Brayden Abner is winning the standup battle so far.
Shakaromanov tries to keep at a distance but Abner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abner struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakaromanov controls his hands.
Shakaromanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Abner lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abner swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakaromanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abner misses with the head strike.
Shakaromanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakaromanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abners head.
Abner blocking some punches.
Abner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shakaromanov manages to break the clinch.
Abner loads up on a big right hand but Shakaromanov slips the punch.
Abner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abner instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shakaromanov.
Abner throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakaromanov.
Abner misses with a punch to the body.
Abner can't find room to land a body shot as Shakaromanov controls the action.
Shakaromanov prevents a body shot from Abner.
Shakaromanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Abner.
Abner lands a nice shot to the body.
Abner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abner prevents a body shot from Shakaromanov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shakaromanov can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakaromanov breaks from the clinch.
Abner moves forwards but Shakaromanov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shakaromanov throws a sloppy body shot
and Abner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shakaromanov tried to score with a low kick but Abner checks it.
Shakaromanov with the inside leg kick.
Shakaromanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abner.
Abner misses the body punch
and Shakaromanov counters with a thumping low kick.
Abner misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shakaromanov! But no joy.
Abner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shakaromanov doesn't seem bothered though.
Abner throws a jab but it's blocked by Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov misses with a left hand
and Abner counters with a straight right hand.
Shakaromanov misses with a combination
and Abner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abner lands a really nice looking cross but Shakaromanov seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abner lands a two punch combo.
Nice cross by Abner.
Abner lands with a good body shot.
Abner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shakaromanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Abner.
Abner throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abner throws a right hand that Shakaromanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Shakaromanov also avoids with ease.
Abner lands with a hook. Shakaromanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shakaromanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abner scores with a leg kick.
Abner slips under a jab.
Shakaromanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abner.
Shakaromanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abner misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Abner just misses with a punch to the body.
Shakaromanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abner.
Shakaromanov missing with a left hand there. Abner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shakaromanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Abner throws a head kick that misses.
Shakaromanov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Abner lands with an overhand left.
Shakaromanov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shakaromanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Shakaromanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abner doesn't seem phased though.
Shakaromanov jabs at Abner's body.
Abner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abner looks to score with a jab to the body but Shakaromanov is just out of range.
Abner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shakaromanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abner 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brayden Abner dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Shakaromanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abner lunges at Shakaromanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shakaromanov's hand.
Shakaromanov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good work by Abner as he checks the leg kick.
Abner lands a nice shot to the body.
Abner misses with a left hand
and Shakaromanov counters with a thumping low kick.
Abner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shakaromanov, pushing him back against the cage.
Abner digs a right hand underneath Shakaromanov's ribcage. Shakaromanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shakaromanov misses with a punch to the body.
Shakaromanov misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Abner fails to land.
Abner misses with the head strike.
Abner blocks a body shot from Shakaromanov.
Abner lands an uppercut.
Abner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Shakaromanov tries to stall but Abner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shakaromanov pushes Abner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abner lands with a short shot to the head.
Abner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abner has a couple of punches blocked by Shakaromanov.
Abner leaning against his opponent.
Abner working aggressively here.
Shakaromanov blocking some punches.
Shakaromanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shakaromanov blocks a body shot from Abner.
Abner misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Abner.
A head punch on the inside from Abner fails to land.
A short right from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shakaromanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abner misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Shakaromanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abner blocks an uppercut.
Abner has a couple of punches blocked by Shakaromanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shakaromanov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shakaromanov manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abner.
A good leg kick by Abner.
Abner misses with an uppercut. Shakaromanov saw that one coming.
Shakaromanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shakaromanov.
Abner throws out a loose jab but Shakaromanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakaromanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shakaromanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abner.
Abner feints and then cracks Shakaromanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shakaromanov down.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook. Abner ducked under it nicely.
Shakaromanov throws a big shot that misses.
As Shakaromanov tries to get set, Abner tries to push him back and clinch up but Shakaromanov manages to avoid the attempt.
Brayden Abner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov 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.
Shakaromanov checks a leg kick.
Abner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shakaromanov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abner jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Shakaromanov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abner.
Shakaromanov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abner on the side of the head.
Abner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abner looks to clinch
and Shakaromanov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abner thinking.
Abner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abner scores with a jab to the head.
Abner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shakaromanov throws a big shot that misses.
Shakaromanov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick from Abner, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov throws a hook but Abner blocks it.
Abner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abner connects with a single shot there.
Shakaromanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abner swings for the body but Shakaromanov moves out of range.
Abner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shakaromanov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shakaromanov blocks a jab.
It seemed like Shakaromanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shakaromanov! But no joy.
Abner thuds a left hand into Shakaromanov's body.
Abner blocks a head kick by Shakaromanov.
Abner misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Shakaromanov misses.
Mehmet Shakaromanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shakaromanov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brayden Abner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abner 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brayden Abner!
Brayden Abner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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