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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emiliano Abbandando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Ward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emiliano Abbandando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Ward!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbandando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ward scores with a hook.
Good leg kick by Abbandando there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abbandando is looking to slow Ward down with leg kicks.
Abbandando lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ward looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abbandando.
Abbandando fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ward.
Abbandando thuds his shin into the meat of Ward's side.
Abbandando cracks the inside of Ward's front leg.
Abbandando lands a head shot.
Abbandando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abbandando sends Ward crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Abbandando is motioning to the referee to let Ward up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Fred Ward has been cut.
Abbandando throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Abbandando.
Both fighters circling a little - Abbandando finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abbandando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbandando.
Abbandando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbandando feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
An inside leg kick lands from Abbandando.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbandando. Ward does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbandando thumps Ward with a low kick.
Abbandando with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abbandando scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abbandando connects with a solid leg kick.
Abbandando lands a nice looking body kick.
Abbandando scores with a push kick.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbandando. Abbandando obviously looking to wear him down.
Abbandando throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abbandando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ward's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbandando scores with a spinning back kick!
A good leg kick by Abbandando.
Emiliano Abbandando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbandando pushes Ward away with a front kick.
Abbandando moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abbandando throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Abbandando lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abbandando moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abbandando lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ward on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbandando.
Nice body kick there by Abbandando.
Abbandando connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! Abbandando slams his shin into Ward's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbandando lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abbandando bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abbandando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Abbandando misses.
Ward chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abbandando can pounce on him.
Abbandando moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abbandando.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abbandando, right into the meat.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbandando. Abbandando obviously looking to wear him down.
Ward's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abbandando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abbandando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ward crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Abbandando - the referee stops the clock and Ward gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Abbandando. Ward manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. Ward looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbandando feints and then cracks Ward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ward down.
Abbandando scores with a nice body kick.
Abbandando lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ward on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. Ward looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ward stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abbandando.
Abbandando misses with a straight right.
Ward on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abbandando is looking to wear down Ward with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ward shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ward steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abbandando. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abbandando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abbandando throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emiliano Abbandando dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Ward's cut.
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.
Ward walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abbandando.
Abbandando misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abbandando.
Abbandando moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Abbandando lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ward takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbandando throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abbandando dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ward. That did some damage!
Abbandando lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fred Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abbandando throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ward is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Abbandando.
Ward has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Abbandando.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abbandando.
Abbandando throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abbandando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Abbandando.
Abbandando tests Ward's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ward might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Abbandando has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut lands for Abbandando. That snapped Ward's head back.
That kick from Abbandando tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abbandando explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Abbandando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abbandando thows a body kick. Ward tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbandando misses the target.
Abbandando throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abbandando.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abbandando.
Abbandando throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ward chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abbandando can pounce on him.
Both fighters circling a little - Abbandando finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ward stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abbandando.
Ward dodges the punch combination from Abbandando.
Abbandando throws a leg kick which misses Ward's front leg but catches the back leg as Ward tries to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abbandando. Ward shrugs it off though.
Abbandando dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ward. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Abbandando.
Abbandando is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Abbandando dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ward. That did some damage!
Ward takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbandando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Abbandando.
Abbandando throws out a loose jab but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ward takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Abbandando connects with an inside leg kick.
Abbandando throws a front kick that sends Ward stumbling back into the cage.
Abbandando throws a leg kick which misses Ward's front leg but catches the back leg as Ward tries to avoid it.
Abbandando lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ward takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abbandando scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ward sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ward tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abbandando cracks Ward with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbandando scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That kick from Abbandando tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abbandando is looking to slow Ward down with leg kicks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abbandando connects with a solid leg kick.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Abbandando.
Abbandando with a nice cross.
Ward tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abbandando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ward's sensitive parts.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbandando.
Abbandando delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbandando lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abbandando.
Abbandando just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emiliano Abbandando dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Ward's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Abbandando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ward takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Abbandando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ward's sensitive parts.
Ward takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbandando. Abbandando obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abbandando.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. Ward looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abbandando fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ward has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abbandando throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abbandando stuns Ward with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abbandando lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Abbandando tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abbandando.
Nice body kick from Abbandando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Abbandando throws an overhand right that lands on Ward's shoulder, as Ward tries to avoid the shot.
Ward blocks a jab.
Ward takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abbandando takes a swing at Ward's ribcage but misses.
Abbandando misses with an uppercut.
Abbandando lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Abbandando.
Abbandando lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ward misses with a looping left.
Abbandando is looking to slow Ward down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abbandando scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abbandando.
Abbandando scores with a push kick.
Emiliano Abbandando is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbandando throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abbandando fakes the leg kick and cracks Ward in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abbandando, right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Abbandando finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Abbandando throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Abbandando.
Abbandando scoring well with a low kick there.
Abbandando dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ward. That did some damage!
Abbandando lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abbandando chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abbandando.
Abbandando connects with a leg kick. Ward looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abbandando thuds a left hand into Ward's body.
Abbandando lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abbandando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abbandando lands with a cross.
Ward walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abbandando.
Abbandando looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abbandando throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbandando. Abbandando obviously looking to wear him down.
Abbandando throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Abbandando.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abbandando chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abbandando.
Ward takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Abbandando tenderised Ward's leg. Ward is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abbandando bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abbandando moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abbandando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Abbandando slams his shin into Ward's torso.
Ward takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbandando fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ward on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbandando. Abbandando obviously looking to wear him down.
Fred Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abbandando fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ward has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emiliano Abbandando showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abbandando 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emiliano Abbandando!
A relieved looking Emiliano Abbandando thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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