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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sharp Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 cm
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180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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179 cm
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181 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sharp Dick! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Abbott tries a head kick but it misses.
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dick.
Abbott feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dick's calf. Abbott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dick.
Abbott lands with a nice body kick. Abbott throws a nice inside leg kick. Abbott is looking to slow Dick down with leg kicks. Dick lands a body shot.
Dick misses with a head kick.
Abbott lands with a kick to the temple. Dick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Dick misses with a left hand and Dick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Abbott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Abbott thows a body kick. Dick tries to catch it but that hurt him. Abbott thumps Dick with a low kick. Abbott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Abbott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abbott counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dick's guard now. Abbott throwing strikes from guard but Dick blocks nicely. Dick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abbott. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abbott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Abbott is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Abbott is looking to work some ground and pound but Dick has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Abbott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Dick avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Abbott controls the pace of the fight for a moment. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Abbott is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Dick has momentary wrist control but Abbott slips an elbow through the middle. Abbott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dick swivels though and keeps the full guard. Abbott throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Abbott sitting in guard here, content to control. Dick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abbott on the ground. Abbott landing some decent shots from guard. Abbott engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Abbott throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Abbott with a flurry of punches that miss. Abbott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Abbott throwing strikes but missing. Abbott is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abbott scores with a head kick.
Dick misses with a combination
and Abbott counters with a shoot takedown. Dick fights it but they end up in guard. Abbott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Abbott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Abbott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dick works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Abbott showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Abbott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brenden Abbott hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Abbott connects with a leg kick. Dick looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Abbott thows a body kick. Dick tries to catch it but that hurt him. Excellent takedown into side control there by Abbott. Dick dodges the ground and pound from Abbott. Abbott cracks Dick with a big elbow. Brenden Abbott has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dick takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Abbott sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dick is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Abbott advances to full mount. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Abbott breaks from Dick's wrist control and lands an elbow. A nice elbow there by Abbott. Abbott unloading with bombs! Abbott lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Abbott content just to control the position here. Abbott breaks from Dick's wrist control and lands an elbow. Abbott has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Abbott is landing with some decent strikes but Dick is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Abbott is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action! Abbott pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Abbott breaks from Dick's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dick is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Abbott is in the full mount, landing strikes. Oh Dick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Abbott drops a big elbow. That's hurt Dick! More shots from Abbott and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brenden Abbott! During a confident post fight interview, Brenden Abbott thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
39% |
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