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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalvin Abrum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Wieluk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abrum comes to the cage accompanied by Leave Home. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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214 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalvin Abrum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maciej Wieluk!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieluk shoots in and drives through. Abrum sprawls well.
Wieluk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abrum counters with a shoot takedown. Wieluk fights it but they end up in guard.
Abrum is working Wieluk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wieluk wants to stand and escape but Abrum is having none of it.
Wieluk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wieluk pulls Abrum in to control the position.
Abrum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abrum working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abrum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wieluk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wieluk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abrum's guard.
Wieluk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abrum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wieluk is controlling him.
Wieluk trying to control the position from guard on top but Abrum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Maciej Wieluk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Abrum enables Wieluk to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Abrum manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wieluk wants to control from the top but Abrum keeps moving.
Abrum wants to stand but Wieluk is controlling the position.
Wieluk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieluk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wieluk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Abrum is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wieluk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abrum keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieluk content to control rather than advance.
Wieluk seems to be working for a kimura but Abrum defends the submission attempt.
Wieluk perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maciej Wieluk was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wieluk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kalvin Abrum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Wieluk.
Wieluk stuffs the takedown.
Abrum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wieluk shoots in for a takedown but Abrum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wieluk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Abrum counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Wieluk down! Abrum is looking to finish but Wieluk is intelligently defending himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalvin Abrum dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abrum fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wieluk sprawls well initially but Abrum persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Abrum throwing shots but Wieluk is blocking nicely.
Wieluk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wieluk trying to control here.
Abrum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abrum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wieluk's head.
Abrum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wieluk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abrum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wieluk's head.
Abrum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wieluk defending well though.
Wieluk is trying to get back to full guard.
Abrum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieluk looking for submissions off his back.
Abrum takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abrum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wieluk on the ground.
Abrum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wieluk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abrum thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abrum lands a nice short elbow.
Abrum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wieluk trying to control but Abrum postures up.
Wieluk holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Abrum lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wieluk works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wieluk is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abrum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wieluk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieluk is looking to take a break and control but Abrum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wieluk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Maciej Wieluk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wieluk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wieluk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Abrum decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wieluk's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wieluk's head.
Abrum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abrum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wieluk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abrum lands a couple of digs.
Abrum makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Abrum landing with the ground and pound.
Abrum is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Abrum makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wieluk is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wieluk has his feet on Abrum's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wieluk is still on wobbly legs! Can Abrum finish him?
Abrum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wieluk.
Wieluk seems to have recovered his senses.
Kalvin Abrum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maciej Wieluk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrum shoots in looking for a takedown. Wieluk tries to sprawl out of it but Abrum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wieluk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wieluk.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abrum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalvin Abrum dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wieluk tries for a takedown but Abrum circles away easily
so Abrum counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Abrum landing with the ground and pound.
Wieluk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abrum.
Abrum with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wieluk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Abrum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wieluk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abrum has managed to get both his arms back between Wieluk's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wieluk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wieluk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abrum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abrum postures up.
Wieluk throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abrum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abrum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalvin Abrum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abrum's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abrum postures up in Wieluk's guard and throws a big left but Wieluk blocks it.
Abrum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abrum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wieluk has momentary wrist control but Abrum slips an elbow through the middle.
Wieluk wants to get back to his feet but Abrum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wieluk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abrum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abrum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abrum postures up.
Abrum is working Wieluk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abrum distracts Wieluk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abrum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wieluk kicks Abrum off and gets to his feet.
Kalvin Abrum is winning the standup battle so far.
Wieluk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abrum but Abrum pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abrum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wieluk can do to turn this around?
Abrum pounces like a tiger and cracks Wieluk with a vicious hook! Wieluk is down but not out! Abrum follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kalvin Abrum!
Kalvin Abrum took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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