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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacoby Saul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacoby Saul has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacoby Saul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tank Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A choreographed right hand from Abbott misses the target.
Saul plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saul lands with a kick to the temple. Abbott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saul ducks under a wild hook from Abbott.
A swing and a miss from Abbott.
Saul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saul defending well as Abbott loads up on a big left hand.
Saul moves out of range as Abbott strikes.
Saul pushes Abbott up against the cage in a clinch.
Saul landing knees to the body.
Saul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saul manages to break the clinch.
Abbott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saul.
Abbott misses the jab.
Abbott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abbott loads up on a big right hand but Saul slips the punch.
Abbott misses with a straight left.
Saul moves in looking to clinch but Abbott pushes him off.
Abbott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saul.
Abbott is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Abbott looks gassed!
Saul drives through and clinches with Abbott against the cage.
Abbott has had enough of the clinch but Saul keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott wants to get back to striking at distance but Saul won't allow it.
Saul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saul clinches up against the cage.
Abbott can't break the clinch.
Saul lands an elbow that stopped Abbott in his tracks for a moment.
Abbott wants to break free but Saul has control.
Nice elbow from Saul.
Abbott takes an elbow to the temple.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abbott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abbott wants to break free but Saul has control.
Saul avoiding damage.
Abbott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saul is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Saul manages to break the clinch.
A choreographed right hand from Abbott misses the target.
Saul has Abbott up against the cage in a clinch.
Saul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saul drives through and clinches with Abbott against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saul is leaning against Abbott and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abbott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abbott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saul has him pressed against the cage.
Abbott is looking to break free of the clinch but Saul has double underhooks.
Saul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saul clinches up with Abbott and pushes him back against the cage.
Abbott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abbott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saul.
Saul lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abbott takes a step back to recover.
Abbott looks to land a left hand but Saul moved out of range nicely.
Saul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Abbott.
Saul rushes Abbott and presses him up against the cage.
Abbott can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott wants to break free but Saul has control.
Saul breaks from the clinch.
Saul clinches up with Abbott and pushes him back against the cage.
Saul keeps control of Abbott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abbott wants to break free but Saul has control.
Abbott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saul has him pressed against the cage.
Saul is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abbott is keeping busy.
Abbott wants to break free but Saul has control.
Abbott is trying to break free.
Abbott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saul lands a knee to the body.
Saul throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbott.
Saul tries to stall but Abbott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saul is trying to maintain a safe position but Abbott gets an underhook and turns Saul into the cage.
Saul lands an elbow inside that Abbott shrugs off.
Saul is looking to break free of the clinch but Abbott has double underhooks.
Saul looking to stall.
Abbott can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abbott is trying to break the clinch but Saul has him pressed against the cage.
Abbott is trying to break the clinch but Saul has him pressed against the cage.
Abbott wants to get back to striking at distance but Saul won't allow it.
Abbott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abbott can't break the clinch.
Abbott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abbott wants to get back to striking at distance but Saul won't allow it.
Abbott can't break the clinch.
Saul prevents Abbott from breaking the clinch.
Abbott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saul has him pressed against the cage.
Saul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Saul.
Saul just leaning against Abbott, taking a breather.
Saul scores with a shot to the side of Abbott's head.
Abbott tries to break the clinch but Saul is controlling the position.
Abbott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abbott is trying to break free.
Saul lands a nice elbow.
Saul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saul lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacoby Saul dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abbott tries to keep at a distance but Saul has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abbott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abbott wants to get back to striking at distance but Saul won't allow it.
Saul lands an elbow inside that Abbott shrugs off.
Saul really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saul manages to break the clinch.
Saul looks to land a combination but Abbott avoids it well.
Saul slips under a jab from Abbott.
Saul has Abbott up against the cage in a clinch.
Abbott wants to break free but Saul has control.
Abbott wants to break free but Saul has control.
Saul keeps control of Abbott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abbott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Abbott is trying to break the clinch but Saul has him pressed against the cage.
Abbott is breathing heavily.
Abbott is looking to break free of the clinch but Saul has double underhooks.
Saul lands a takedown into guard.
Saul wants to control from the top but Abbott keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saul stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Saul rushes Abbott and presses him up against the cage.
Abbott breaks the clinch.
Abbott misses with a looping right.
Saul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saul rushes Abbott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abbott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abbott prevents Saul from breaking the clinch.
Abbott manages to break the clinch.
Saul clinches with his opponent.
Abbott can't break the clinch.
Abbott is looking to break free of the clinch but Saul has double underhooks.
Abbott breaks from the clinch.
Abbott throws a hook to the side of Saul's head but Saul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saul slips a straight right by Abbott.
Saul throws a head kick that Abbott semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saul throws a head kick that half lands.
Abbott throws a hook to the side of Saul's head but Saul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abbott throws a hook but Saul avoids it easily.
Abbott moves forwards but Saul connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saul tries to clinch there but Abbott circles away.
Saul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abbott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saul jumps into guard, dragging Abbott to the mat.
Saul will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saul is looking to stand up but Abbott isn't so interested in that idea.
Saul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Abbott's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbott is looking to stand back up but Saul counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Abbott.
Abbott wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saul staying calm.
Saul trying to control the action but Abbott is working from the bottom.
Saul slows the pace down.
Sloppy strikes there by Saul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saul prevents Abbott from escaping the position.
Saul thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Abbott wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Saul wants to stand but Abbott is controlling his arm.
Abbott wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacoby Saul dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Abbott swats away the attempt to clinch by Saul.
Saul takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Saul lands with a kick to the temple. Abbott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abbott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abbott.
A cross from Abbott lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saul is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abbott is keeping busy.
Abbott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saul has him pressed against the cage.
Abbott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saul has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Abbott avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Saul has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Abbott avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saul tries for a takedown but Abbott manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacoby Saul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saul has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saul using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Saul lands but Abbott takes it in his stride.
Saul has closed the distance and engaged Abbott in a clinch.
Abbott takes an elbow to the temple.
Saul leaning his opponent against the cage.
Saul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saul tries to score a body lock takedown but Abbott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abbott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abbott is fighting off a takedown attempt but Saul is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Abbott to the mat. Abbott regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Saul decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Saul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abbott, pushing him back against the cage.
Abbott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saul has Abbott pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saul.
Saul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saul closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abbott tries to break the clinch but Saul is controlling the position.
Abbott wants to get back to striking at distance but Saul won't allow it.
Saul stalling in the clinch.
Saul prevents Abbott from breaking the clinch.
Abbott wants to break free but Saul has control.
Saul lands a nice knee to the body.
Saul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abbott misses with an uppercut. Saul saw that one coming.
Abbott might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Saul's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Saul duly obliges.
Jacoby Saul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saul shoots in for a double leg but Abbott sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Abbott throws a looping overhand right but Saul ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Saul.
Saul closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbott wants to break free but Saul has control.
Saul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saul throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abbott takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abbott throws a hook to the side of Saul's head but Saul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abbott throws a looping overhand right but Saul ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Abbott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saul tries to close the distance and clinch but Abbott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saul clinches up against the cage.
Saul lands an elbow just above Abbott 's eye.
Saul lands an elbow inside.
Saul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abbott throws a shot from downtown. Saul moves away and avoids it.
Saul gets a clinch.
Saul looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Saul.
Saul breaks from the clinch.
Saul throws a head kick that Abbott semi-blocks.
Abbott tries to keep at a distance but Saul has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saul gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abbott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abbott letting Saul take a breather here.
Jacoby Saul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saul breaks the clinch.
Tank Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abbott.
Abbott missing with a left hand there. Saul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tank Abbott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbott.
Saul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Abbott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saul moves out of range of the strikes.
Tank Abbott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abbott misses with an uppercut. Saul saw that one coming.
Abbott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacoby Saul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saul 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacoby Saul!
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energy
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