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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Abbate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 New York, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Abbate!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbate tries to clinch up.
Nick Abbate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by James.
Abbate can't break the clinch.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James gets through Abbate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James gets control of Abbate's arms and successfully pulls guard. James will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
James manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Abbate can't escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
James with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
James lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Abbate is trying to escape the mount.
James working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbate is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
James lands with some strikes.
Abbate slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Abbate looks like he's trying to stand up.
James wants to stand but Abbate has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Abbate makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Abbate.
Abbate manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
James looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Abbate.
Abbate looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James can't escape the position.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abbate on the ground.
Abbate is working for a guillotine from mount but James frees his head quite easily.
James can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to control but Abbate is having none of it.
Abbate unloading with bombs!
James bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
James is pushing down on Abbate's leg trying to pass to half guard. Abbate is fighting to maintain full guard but James has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abbate tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
James is nestled in close to Abbate, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
James is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
James passes to full mount!
James working the ground and pound effectively.
James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abbate is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Abbate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abbate is wriggling around trying to escape.
James trying to control but Abbate is having none of it.
James looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
James tries to clinch up.
Abbate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abbate fails in his attempt to clinch.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abbate, pushing him back against the ropes.
James crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
James jumps guard and drags Abbate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
James striking off his back but it's not causing Abbate any problems.
James is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abbate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but James scores with a couple of nice shots.
James is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Abbate!
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James wants to control the pace but Abbate is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James wants to finish this one by submission but Abbate is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from James.
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Abbate takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Abbate is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
Abbate is bucking up trying to escape but James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
James landing strikes from the mount and Abbate is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
James looking to control but Abbate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abbate regains half guard.
It looks like James is going to stand back up.
Abbate pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.
James is nestled in close to Abbate, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abbate wants to control but James is keeping busy and won't allow it.
James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Abbate doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
Abbate is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Abbate doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Abbate, looking for a takedown. James pushes Abbate against the ropes but Abbate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abbate is fighting off a takedown attempt but James is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Abbate to the mat. Abbate regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
James wants to stand but Abbate is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abbate working for submissions but it's allowed James to get to half guard.
James working over Abbate with some ground and pound. Abbate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
James drops an elbow to the side of Abbate's head.
James is looking to take a break and control but Abbate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abbate is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but James pulls his head out easily.
It looks like James is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James dominated that second round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Abbate misses with a double jab.
Abbate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Abbate is trying to defend but James finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Abbate tries to push off, looking to stand up, but James manages to move to mount!
James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Abbate is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James scoring with strikes but Abbate is staying in there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James cracks Abbate with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
James working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Abbate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Abbate's face.
James wants to control the pace but Abbate is squirming around nicely.
James prevents Abbate from getting the reversal.
James with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
James landing strikes, looking to finish!
Abbate regains half guard.
Abbate misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Abbate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abbate tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.
Abbate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James stops Abbate from getting back to his feet.
James slips a nice elbow through Abbate's hands, connecting with Abbate's forehead.
James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but James scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abbate looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for James!
James is desperately trying to improve his position but Abbate has a good base and remains in mount.
Abbate stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abbate, pushing him back against the ropes.
Abbate ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Abbate no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
James stands up and waves to Abbate to follow him.
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James avoiding damage as Abbate throws knees to the body.
James with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from James.
James scores with a knee to the head.
Abbate manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Abbate with that takedown attempt.
Abbate stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
Abbate on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
James goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abbate throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Abbate has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James 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 Schapiro scores the fight for Rick James!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Rick James!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Rick James!
Rick James wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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