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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Father Abraham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Stormhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Father Abraham has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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176 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Father Abraham ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Stormhouse! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stormhouse clinches up against the cage. Abraham misses with a hook from the clinch. Stormhouse successfully pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Stormhouse is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Stormhouse pulls Abraham in close to prevent any damage. Abraham would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Stormhouse is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Stormhouse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Stormhouse is trying to control the position but Abraham postures up. Abraham wants to stand but Stormhouse has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Stormhouse manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stormhouse looks for a takedown but Abraham sprawls well. Stormhouse closes the distance and clinches. Stormhouse tries to land knees in the clinch but Abraham avoids the damage to the body. Stormhouse pulls Abraham into guard.
Stormhouse keeping moving, preventing Abraham from controlling successfully. Stormhouse has a closed guard, preventing Abraham from standing up. Stormhouse is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Abraham postures up.
Abraham would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Abraham advances position into side control! Abraham tries to stand but Stormhouse is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Abraham working away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stormhouse sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Abraham trying to control from half guard but Stormhouse is working away. Abraham blocks the strikes from Stormhouse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Stormhouse pushes Abraham off and gets back to his feet. Abraham closes the distance and clinches. Stormhouse tightens his grip and picks Abraham up, before dumping him to the ground. Abraham manages to land in guard. Stormhouse looks winded! The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Abraham lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stormhouse! Abraham looking to control but Stormhouse is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Stormhouse is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Abraham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stormhouse is looking to escape. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Stormhouse working to try and regain half guard.
Abraham is looking to stand but Abraham has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stormhouse wants to control but Abraham is having none of it. Stormhouse working to try and regain half guard.
Abraham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stormhouse is looking to escape. Abraham looking to control and managing it successfully. Stormhouse is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. Abraham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stormhouse is looking to escape. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Stormhouse tries to get back to half guard but can't. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Stormhouse will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Abraham clinches with his opponent.
Stormhouse is trying to pull guard but Abraham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Abraham misses with a punch on the inside.
Abraham misses with a punch to the body.
Stormhouse fails to pull guard.
Abraham lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stormhouse backwards. Stormhouse is trying to trip Abraham . He has hold of a leg but Abraham is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stormhouse persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Abraham trying to keep a closed guard but Stormhouse is proving a slippery customer.
Abraham is looking to stand up but Stormhouse isn't so interested in that idea. Abraham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stormhouse's guard. Stormhouse keeping moving, preventing Abraham from controlling successfully. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stormhouse looking for a sweep. Not yet Stormhouse, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stormhouse is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Abraham won't allow Stormhouse to sweep him here. Stormhouse throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stormhouse is breathing heavily. Stormhouse has a closed guard, preventing Abraham from standing up. Stormhouse is looking for a triangle but Abraham pushes his legs off easily.
Abraham trying to control but Stormhouse is working from the bottom. Stormhouse is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Stormhouse trying to mount his opponent but Abraham defends it. Abraham makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Abraham .
That's two minutes gone in the round. Abraham lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stormhouse! Abraham tries to control but Stormhouse wriggling away. Abraham is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stormhouse is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Father Abraham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Father Abraham wasn't doing enough on the ground. Abraham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stormhouse fails to pull guard.
Father Abraham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Stormhouse. Abraham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Stormhouse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abraham avoids it. Stormhouse is trying to pull guard but Abraham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Stormhouse has Abraham pressed against the cage, preventing Abraham from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Stormhouse goes for a takedown attempt but Abraham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Abraham gets a clinch. Stormhouse fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stormhouse tries to pull guard but Abraham holds him up against the cage and eventually Stormhouse drops back down to his feet.
Abraham gets through Stormhouse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Abraham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Abraham throws a head punch that misses. Abraham pushes Stormhouse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Abraham tries a body shot but Stormhouse blocks it.
A short right from Abraham on the inside. Stormhouse wants to take the fight to the mat but Abraham manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Abraham scores with a nice hook to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Abraham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Abraham is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stormhouse is keeping busy. A short right from Abraham . Stormhouse takes a shot to the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Abraham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stormhouse is rocked! Abraham lands a shoulder strike. Stormhouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Abraham finish him? Abraham pushes Stormhouse against the cage. Abraham is working some dirty boxing. Abraham pushes off with a quick right hook! Stormhouse goes down! Stormhouse tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Abraham moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Father Abraham ! After the fight, Father Abraham was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
45% |
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