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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abrahms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Leigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank Abrahms is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tank Abrahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Leigh!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrahms defending well as Leigh loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Leigh.
Abrahms will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leigh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abrahms thumps Leigh with a low kick.
Abrahms tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leigh is able to avoid easily.
Tank Abrahms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abrahms throws a leg kick but Leigh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abrahms listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Abrahms shoots in and bounces Leigh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Abrahms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leigh is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigh pushes Abrahms off and scrambles back to his feet.
Abrahms tries a head kick but it misses.
Abrahms shoots in looking for a takedown but Leigh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abrahms's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Abrahms misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abrahms fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leigh avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Abrahms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leigh has Abrahms up against the cage in a clinch.
Abrahms prevents Leigh from breaking the clinch.
Leigh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abrahms.
Leigh takes an elbow to the temple.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Abrahms creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leigh's defenses.
Leigh avoids the elbow strike from Abrahms, against the cage.
Leigh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abrahms pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Leigh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abrahms is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leigh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abrahms.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leigh avoiding damage.
Leigh throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh dodges an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Leigh tries to land a knee to the head but Abrahms blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leigh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abrahms avoids it.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Leigh wants to stall.
Leigh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abrahms has a takedown stuffed.
Leigh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Abrahms tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leigh.
Leigh works Abrahms's body with a nice hook.
Leigh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abrahms's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abrahms tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leigh thuds his right hand into Abrahms's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Leigh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abrahms. Abrahms obviously looking to wear him down.
Leigh misses with a lunging right hand
and Abrahms counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Abrahms showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Leigh wants to get back to his feet but Abrahms passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abrahms is stalling here. Leigh is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Abrahms seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Leigh has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tank Abrahms will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abrahms tries for a takedown but Leigh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abrahms gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abrahms just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leigh's brow.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leigh has Abrahms pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Abrahms manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leigh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
Leigh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abrahms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leigh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abrahms in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leigh avoiding damage.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leigh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leigh tries to land knees in the clinch but Abrahms avoids the damage to the body.
Leigh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abrahms lands an elbow that stopped Leigh in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Bryan Leigh has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leigh takes an elbow to the temple.
Leigh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leigh avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrahms.
Leigh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abrahms.
Leigh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abrahms is defending well for now.
Leigh takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
Abrahms gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abrahms throws an elbow that misses.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Leigh dodges an elbow strike from Abrahms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh blocks the elbow strike.
Leigh avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
Leigh avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abrahms managing to block the knees to the body from Leigh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abrahms just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leigh's brow.
Leigh avoids the elbow strike from Abrahms, against the cage.
Leigh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Abrahms is defending well.
Abrahms on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Leigh avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrahms misses with an elbow over the top.
Leigh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tank Abrahms has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leigh blocks an elbow strike from Abrahms.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Abrahms.
Abrahms throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leigh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Abrahms dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bryan Leigh's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Abrahms fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leigh tries a head kick but it misses.
Leigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abrahms moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Leigh. No joy for Abrahms on that attempt.
Abrahms closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Leigh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abrahms avoids it.
Leigh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Leigh wants a takedown but no success here.
Abrahms pushes off an throws an elbow but Leigh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abrahms throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leigh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leigh obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abrahms throws an elbow but misses.
Leigh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abrahms is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abrahms just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leigh's brow.
Abrahms misses with an elbow strike.
Abrahms looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leigh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Leigh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Leigh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abrahms fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leigh connects with a leg kick. Abrahms looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leigh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leigh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abrahms tries to clinch but Leigh moves out of range.
Leigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Leigh slams his shin into Abrahms's torso.
Abrahms rushes Leigh and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leigh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abrahms lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leigh backs up against the cage.
Leigh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abrahms shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leigh as he jumps to the side.
Abrahms throws a wild body kick that Leigh sees coming a mile off.
Abrahms misses with a low kick.
Abrahms tries a head kick but it misses.
Leigh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leigh throws a push kick but Abrahms slaps the foot to one side.
Tank Abrahms is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leigh looks for the body kick but Abrahms saw that one coming.
Leigh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abrahms.
Leigh lands a head kick. Abrahms smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tank Abrahms is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryan Leigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leigh misses with a wild body shot.
Leigh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leigh leaves Abrahms with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Abrahms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abrahms attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leigh misses with a body shot.
Abrahms ducks under a wild hook from Leigh.
Leigh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abrahms.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leigh!
Abrahms tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leigh swivels and escapes.
Abrahms closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abrahms lands in his opponent's guard.
Abrahms preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leigh is on top in guard.
Abrahms is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abrahms is on top in guard.
Bryan Leigh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abrahms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leigh is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Leigh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Abrahms has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tank Abrahms!
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energy
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