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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jump Nelson (ranked 3717 p4p, 2621 weight class) and Apoloniusz Abramowicz (ranked 428 p4p, 319 weight class). Apoloniusz Abramowicz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 cm 26 204 8 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm 25 212 2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns Counter fighter Experienced |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Solid chin |
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jump Nelson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apoloniusz Abramowicz! The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Abramowicz takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses. A slow jab from Abramowicz misses its intended target. A little feinted left hand from Nelson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Nelson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abramowicz as he jumps to the side. Abramowicz pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving. Abramowicz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nelson tries for a takedown but Abramowicz circles away easily and Abramowicz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Abramowicz lands a really nice looking cross but Nelson seems unphased.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nelson slips a jab from Abramowicz.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Abramowicz enables Nelson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Abramowicz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Abramowicz wants to sweep but no luck. Abramowicz working a defensive guard here.
Abramowicz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Abramowicz is trying to keep Nelson in close.
Abramowicz keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Abramowicz has his hands on Nelson's head, controlling the position.
 The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Nelson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Nelson is looking to counter punch. Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown. Abramowicz tries to sprawl out of it but Nelson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abramowicz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jump Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nelson slips under a jab from Abramowicz. Nelson appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Nelson avoids the body shot from Abramowicz.
Abramowicz throws a hook but Nelson blocks it. Abramowicz misses with a hook. Nelson ducked under it nicely. Abramowicz connects with a right hand. Nelson shakes it off.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Abramowicz. No joy for Nelson on that attempt. Nice straight punches there by Abramowicz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abramowicz. Abramowicz misses with an uppercut. Nelson attempts a counter takedown but Abramowicz avoids it well and moves away. Nelson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Abramowicz throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily. Abramowicz misses with a straight right. Abramowicz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nelson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Abramowicz's guard. Nelson stands and throws Abramowicz's legs to the side, diving into side control. Abramowicz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nelson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abramowicz keeps working. Abramowicz is looking for a sweep. Abramowicz looking for a sweep but Nelson has passed into full mount! Oh no! Abramowicz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nelson trying to control but he's not successful this time. Abramowicz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Abramowicz working to try and regain half guard.
Nelson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Abramowicz is surviving well by controlling Nelson's body position as best he can. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Apoloniusz Abramowicz dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Abramowicz. Beautiful body shot. Abramowicz lands a nice looking body shot.
Nelson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Abramowicz throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it. Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abramowicz pinned against the cage. Abramowicz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Abramowicz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nelson with a body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Abramowicz scores with a hook to the body. Nelson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Abramowicz throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Apoloniusz Abramowicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Abramowicz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Abramowicz. Nelson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Abramowicz cracks Nelson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Abramowicz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nelson has his takedown stuffed and Abramowicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jump Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nelson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Abramowicz lands a body shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Abramowicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Nelson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Abramowicz misses with a left hand
and Nelson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Abramowicz's guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nelson preventing the sweep. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abramowicz can do anything to dispel that myth. Nelson passes easily into side control. Nice work. Abramowicz is trying to buck Nelson off. Nelson working away. Abramowicz tries to improve position but can't. Abramowicz looks to move to half guard but instead Nelson has passed into mount! Damn!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Abramowicz is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Nelson wants to take his opponent's back but Abramowicz doesn't allow it. Nelson trying to control but Abramowicz is having none of it. Abramowicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nelson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jump Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Abramowicz is trying to reverse the position but instead Nelson has taken his back - oops!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Abramowicz tries to roll but Nelson sticks to his back.
Nelson looking for the choke but no joy. Nelson controlling well, preventing Abramowicz from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Abramowicz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Abramowicz manages to escape to his feet. Good shot there by Abramowicz. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Apoloniusz Abramowicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. And we move into the final round!
Abramowicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Abramowicz stuffs the takedown attempt from Nelson. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet. A little jabbing left from Abramowicz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A jab from Abramowicz does it's job there. Nelson dives in and grabs Abramowicz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abramowicz pushes down on Nelson's head and hops out. Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abramowicz. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Abramowicz looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range. Abramowicz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Abramowicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson throwing a counter right hand but Abramowicz manages to avoid it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Abramowicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away. Nelson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Abramowicz sprawls and moves away. Abramowicz getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abramowicz but Abramowicz pushes him off and we're back to square one. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jump Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him. A telegraphed right hand from Abramowicz misses the target. Abramowicz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Abramowicz. Abramowicz throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nelson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Abramowicz sprawls and moves away. Nelson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abramowicz. Nelson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Abramowicz connects with a jab.
 Nelson is rocked!
Nelson looking to score a takedown here. Abramowicz is defending well but Nelson drives through and ends up in Abramowicz's guard.
Abramowicz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Nelson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Abramowicz is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him. Abramowicz wants to break free but Nelson has control.
Abramowicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Abramowicz lands with a nice body punch. Nelson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abramowicz. Nice cross by Abramowicz. Nelson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abramowicz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nelson somewhat. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Abramowicz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Nelson dives in for a single leg takedown but Abramowicz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Abramowicz is pressed up against the cage. Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abramowicz down to the mat. Abramowicz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Abramowicz scores with a jab to the body. Nelson takes one to the chin there. Abramowicz works Nelson's body with a nice hook.
Abramowicz lands a big uppercut and Nelson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nelson looks OK. Abramowicz waves Nelson back to his feet! Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nelson tries to get into range but Abramowicz steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Nelson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Abramowicz scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apoloniusz Abramowicz! Apoloniusz Abramowicz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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