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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between david aboott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jina Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). aboott comes into the arena with SLAM blaring out of the sound system. Jina Park told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, david aboott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jina Park!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
aboott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Park circles away.
aboott tries to bum rush Park with a series of wild strikes but Park uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Park throws a leg kick which misses aboott's front leg but catches the back leg as aboott tries to avoid it.
Jina Park seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
aboott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
aboott looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
aboott trying to control but Park is working from the bottom.
aboott is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Park trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
aboott is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Park working a defensive guard but aboott passes into half guard.
aboott drops an elbow to the side of Park's head.
aboott prevents Park from standing back up.
Park slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Park seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
aboott pushing down on Park's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Park is trying to stand back up but aboott is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. aboott lands a nice short elbow.
Park trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. aboott lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
aboott decides to stand up.
Park looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - aboott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
aboott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
aboott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Park is fending him off so far but aboott persists. Nope, Park circles away and we're back to standing.
Park fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park throws a head kick but aboott moves out of range.
aboott misses with a kick to the body.
Park takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
aboott takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
aboott misses the shot to the body.
Park avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
aboott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Park plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Park throws a quick head kick that skims the top of aboott's head.
aboott closes the distance and clinches up with Park, looking for a takedown. aboott pushes Park against the cage but Park circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for david aboott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Park!
Park scores with a head kick.
aboott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Park counters with a nice body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Park.
aboott rushes Park and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
aboott tries to land knees in the clinch but Park avoids the damage to the body.
Park misses with a knee strike.
aboott trying to land knees to the body.
Park wants to break the clinch but can't.
Park tries a knee to the head but aboott blocks it.
aboott turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and aboott manages to end up in side control.
Park is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
aboott wants to stand but Park has his arm trapped.
Park manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if aboott is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
aboott decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A low kick from aboott misses
and Park counters with a solid body kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
aboott shoots in but Park avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Park thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on aboott if he has to take too many more of those.
aboott shoots in for a takedown but Park shows good takedown defense.
Good leg kick by Park there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
aboott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
aboott trying to control the action but Park is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
aboott stands up.
aboott throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Park counters with a stiff right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! aboott crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Park - the referee stops the clock and aboott gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Park. aboott manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Park swats away the attempt to clinch by aboott.
Park lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Park throws a nice head kick!
Park lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as aboott backs up against the cage.
Park lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jina Park is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Park misses with a wild combination.
aboott takes a kick to the side of the head.
aboott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Park counters with a body kick that stops aboott in his tracks momentarily.
Park lands with a slapping head kick.
aboott blocks a head kick by Park.
aboott looks for a takedown but Park sprawls well.
aboott looks to throw a body kick
and Park counters with a head kick. That will keep aboott thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
aboott tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
aboott throws a lazy head kick
and Park counters with a head kick.
Park scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
aboott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Park swivels and escapes.
aboott takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
aboott thows a body shot but no joy.
aboott feints and as Park raises his hands in defense, aboott changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Park lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for aboott!
aboott holds on to Park as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
aboott regains half guard.
aboott keeping control of the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
aboott wants to control but Park is keeping busy and won't allow it.
aboott moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Park being controlled here momentarily.
aboott wriggles free and stands up.
aboott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
aboott has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Park is trying to stand up.
Park tries to hold on but aboott postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
aboott looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Park working to try and regain half guard.
aboott avoids the attempt from Park to control.
Park manages to regain half guard. Good work.
aboott stands up out of the half guard.
aboott throws a poor cross that misses
and Park counters with a big head kick but aboott shrugs it off.
aboott is looking to clinch but Park is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Park scoring well with a low kick there.
aboott tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
Park lands a jab to the nose.
aboott will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
aboott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Park counters with a body kick that stops aboott in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
david aboott dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
aboott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Park can pounce on him.
aboott tries to clinch up but Park circles away and keeps his distance.
Park throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by aboott.
aboott looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Park!
Park tries to hold on but aboott pushes him away.
aboott with a couple of short strikes.
Park can't escape the position.
aboott scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Park?
aboott content just to control the position here.
aboott trying to control but Park is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park wants to hold on but aboott pushes him away.
aboott controlling the pace for now.
Park working to try and regain half guard.
Park is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Park gets back to half guard.
Park trying to hold on to aboott's head to control him but aboott postures up.
aboott not doing much here.
Park slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park looking for a sweep. Not yet Park, not yet.
aboott won't allow Park to get back to his feet.
Park manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
aboott wants to hold on but Park pushes him away.
david aboott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Park tries to control but aboott wriggling away.
aboott tries to reverse the position but Park maintains control.
aboott tries to hold on but Park pushes him away.
aboott working to try and regain half guard.
aboott wants to hold on but Park pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
aboott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
aboott might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
aboott is squirming around, avoiding Park's attempts to control the action.
aboott working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Park can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as aboott is looking to escape.
Park is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Park avoids the attempt from aboott to control.
aboott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Park throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
aboott working to try and regain half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that aboott really doesn't like being in this position too much.
aboott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
aboott manages to regain half guard. Good work.
aboott wants to improve his position but Park is controlling well.
Park trying to control from aboott's half guard. aboott has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Park trying to control the position from guard on top but aboott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
aboott has his foot on Park's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Park works his way back into a safe position though.
Park postures up.
Park looking to pass the guard.
Park wants to control from the top but aboott keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
aboott is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
aboott misses with the body kick
and Park counters with an inside leg kick.
Park scores with a kick to the midsection.
aboott looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Park.
Nice cross by Park.
Park is looking to slow aboott down with leg kicks.
Park scores with a leg kick.
Park lands a head kick!
Park scores with a kick to the midsection.
aboott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Park can pounce on him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Park bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
aboott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
aboott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Park finds it's way round the side to connect with aboott's head.
aboott clinches with his opponent.
Park is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but aboott is keeping busy.
Park tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Park tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Park tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Park throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but aboott blocks it with crossed arms.
Park looking to stall.
Park tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
aboott goes for a takedown attempt but Park pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Park.
A chopping leg kick lands by aboott.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
aboott lands a nice shot to the body.
Park throws a combination but it was largely blocked by aboott.
aboott misses with a left hand
and Park counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jina Park seems to be getting the better of the standup.
aboott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
aboott controls the position.
Park can't do much from the bottom here.
aboott has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Park scores with a head kick.
Park is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
aboott looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for david aboott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Park closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Park moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Park lands a head kick. aboott smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
aboott takes a head kick and keeps coming.
aboott misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Park as he connects with a hook.
aboott throws a sloppy head kick
and Park connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
aboott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Park. Park obviously looking to wear him down.
aboott doesn't manage to clinch there - Park circles away.
aboott throws a combination. Park tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
aboott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Park. Park obviously looking to wear him down.
Park fakes the leg kick and cracks aboott in the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Park scores with a four punch combination!
Park scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that david aboott will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Park explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Park throws a quick inside leg kick.
aboott throws a sloppy body shot
and Park finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
aboott shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
aboott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
aboott prevents Park from getting the reversal.
aboott controlling his opponent.
Park takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
aboott jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Park manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
aboott taking a breather here.
Park is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
aboott stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Park scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
aboott misses with a body shot
and Park counters with a good low kick that aboott was not able to check.
Excellent takedown into side control there by aboott.
aboott controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Park is trying to control aboott's posture but aboott avoids it.
aboott wants to control but Park is keeping him busy.
Park sneaks back into half guard.
Park is trying to maintain the position but aboott is very close to passing his half guard.
Park tries to push off, looking to stand up, but aboott manages to move to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park tries to hold on but aboott pushes him away.
aboott stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
aboott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
aboott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
aboott stands up.
Park misses with a wild combination.
aboott drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
aboott stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Park cracks a nice hook into aboott's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Park throws a head kick that half lands.
david aboott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Park throws a nice inside leg kick.
aboott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Park keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
aboott fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Park throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
aboott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for david aboott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
aboott throws a head kick that misses
and Park counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. aboott is lucky that one didn't land flush.
aboott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Park counters with a nice body kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
aboott throws a sloppy head kick
and Park counters with an inside leg kick.
aboott misses with a double jab
and Park counters with a good, hard body kick but aboott shrugs it off.
Park plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
aboott throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Park.
aboott swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Park counters with a good, hard body kick but aboott shrugs it off.
Jab by Park.
aboott shoots in and drives through. Park sprawls well.
Park stuffs the takedown attempt from aboott. aboott gets slowly back to his feet.
aboott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Park scores with a head kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
aboott feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
aboott gets to his feet - Park follows without any prompting.
Park lands with a thumping leg kick.
aboott moves out of range as Park throws a body kick.
Park takes a swing at aboott's ribcage but misses.
aboott changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Park looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
aboott works to advance to full mount. Park defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Park wants to hold on but aboott pushes him away.
aboott cracks Park with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Park is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Park tries to hold on but aboott postures up.
aboott tries to control but Park wriggling away.
Park tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Park is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
aboott prevents Park from getting the reversal.
aboott moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Park has worked his arm free - good work by Park!
You can see the frustration on Park's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
aboott controlling from side mount.
aboott lands an elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
aboott stands up.
aboott looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
aboott landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
aboott takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
aboott is looking for a kimura but Park is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for aboott to get the leverage.
aboott takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Park trying to control here.
aboott passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Park!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Park sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jina Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Park is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Park is looking to escape.
aboott content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Park looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Park is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
david aboott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for aboott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for david aboott!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for david aboott!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for david aboott!
david aboott wins by unanimous decision!
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