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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Abdu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jhonny Abdu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhonny Abdu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Talbert!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Talbert.
Abdu misses with a wild body shot.
Talbert feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Talbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talbert is looking to pass into half guard but Abdu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Abdu is in guard.
Abdu is looking to stand up but Talbert won't let him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Talbert just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Abdu misses.
Abdu misses the jab.
Talbert keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Talbert slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jhonny Abdu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdu lands a two punch combo.
Talbert closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abdu to the mat! Abdu manages to get full guard.
Talbert postures up in Abdu's guard and throws a big left but Abdu blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talbert trying to control but Abdu is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdu is looking to stand up but Talbert isn't so interested in that idea.
Talbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talbert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sam Talbert wasn't active enough on the ground.
Abdu misses with a kick to the body.
Talbert scores with a jab to the head.
Jhonny Abdu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdu gets caught flat footed, as Talbert shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Abdu keeping moving, preventing Talbert from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbert wants to pass the guard but Abdu is keeping the position.
Abdu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Talbert looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Talbert was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Abdu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbert scores with a nice strike.
Abdu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abdu looks to land a body kick but Talbert moved away.
Talbert lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abdu backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Abdu misses.
Talbert tries to move into range but Abdu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Talbert takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Talbert moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abdu.
Talbert's jab looks to have found its range, popping Abdu under the eye.
Talbert ducks under a wild hook from Abdu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talbert moves away from the strike by Abdu.
Good shot there by Talbert.
Talbert connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abdu takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Talbert will probably get the nod.
That's time! Abdu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Talbert dives in and scores a takedown into Abdu's guard.
Talbert tries to free his leg and advance position but Abdu is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Talbert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Talbert wants to control from the top but Abdu keeps moving.
Talbert won't allow Abdu to get back to his feet.
Talbert tries to free his leg and advance position but Abdu is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Talbert lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Talbert.
Some wild striking there from Abdu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert lands a right hook to the body.
Abdu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talbert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abdu momentarily.
Talbert tests Abdu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talbert scores with a hook to the body. Abdu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abdu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jhonny Abdu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Talbert will feel that in the morning.
Talbert has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Talbert changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Abdu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Talbert tries to move to full mount but Abdu actually manages to regain half guard.
Abdu is refusing to be controlled, as Talbert sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdu is trying to stand up here but Talbert is controlling him well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talbert is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Talbert is pressing down on Abdu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Abdu is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sam Talbert wasn't active enough on the ground.
Talbert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left and a right from Talbert both land. Nice combination.
Abdu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Talbert counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Abdu's guard now.
Talbert throwing strikes but missing.
Talbert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Talbert scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbert engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Talbert looking to pass the guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Talbert wants to control from the top but Abdu keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sam Talbert has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Abdu misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Talbert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Abdu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Talbert dips to his left and cracks Abdu with an uppercut!
Talbert scores with a body shot.
Talbert fails with a takedown attempt.
Abdu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abdu throws a body punch but Talbert moves out of range.
Talbert digs a good body shot into Abdu's ribs.
Abdu looks to score with a jab to the body but Talbert is just out of range.
Talbert punishes Abdu's body with a nice straight punch.
Abdu throws a series of punches but Talbert moves out of range.
Talbert throws a shot to the body.
Talbert throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talbert scores with a punch to the head.
Talbert swings for the body but Abdu moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Talbert.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdu misses the shot to the body.
Abdu looks to land a combination but Talbert avoids it well.
Abdu throws a nice looking combination but Talbert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talbert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abdu circles away quickly and effectively.
Talbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdu misses with a hook
and Talbert counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Talbert looking to sit in guard and control but Abdu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sam Talbert has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abdu stands up and waves to Talbert to follow him.
Talbert throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Talbert.
Talbert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdu.
Abdu misses with a double jab.
Sam Talbert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abdu takes a swing at Talbert's ribcage but misses.
Abdu throws out a loose jab but Talbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdu looks to land a combination but Talbert avoids it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abdu.
Abdu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, jab by Talbert - just one landing.
Sloppy strikes from Abdu. Those never looked like landing.
Talbert lands a jab to Abdu's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbert cracks Abdu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Talbert with a nice cross.
Talbert cracks a nice hook into Abdu's ribs.
Abdu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Talbert looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Abdu!
Talbert scoring with punches and elbows.
Abdu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Talbert.
Abdu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Talbert seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jhonny Abdu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talbert prevents Abdu from escaping the position.
An elbow from Talbert crashes against the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talbert creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lull in the action here as Talbert stalls from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Talbert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Talbert has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Talbert!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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