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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrida has chosen Shadowhunter as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Corrida!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott lands with a kick to the temple. Corrida shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Corrida fails with a takedown attempt.
Abbott shoots in but no luck this time.
Corrida misses with a looping right.
Abbott looks to land a body kick but Corrida moved away.
Corrida motions for Abbott to come forward. Corrida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abbott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Corrida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corrida misses the shot to the body.
Abbott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abbott.
Corrida shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That kick from Abbott tenderised Corrida's leg. Corrida is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corrida explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Corrida misses with a leg kick
and Abbott counters with a nice leg kick.
Abbott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Corrida misses.
Abbott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abbott scores with a nice strike.
Abbott lands a nice shot that snaps Corrida's head back.
Abbott scores with a shot to the body.
Corrida throws out a loose jab but Abbott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott throws a leg kick but Corrida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Abbott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corrida can pounce on him.
Corrida closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Abbott is trying to improve his position.
Corrida throws an elbow but Abbott slips to the side and avoids it well.
Corrida tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is not content to let Corrida control the position.
Abbott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abbott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Abbott is working hard here to advance position.
Corrida thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Abbott struggling a bit here.
Corrida has control of an arm but Abbott manages to advance to Corrida's back!
I really don't envy Corrida right now.
Corrida looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Abbott trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida is trying to break free.
Abbott lands strikes to the head.
Abbott lands a shot to the head.
Corrida trying to get back to his feet but Abbott is in full control for now.
Corrida tries to roll but Abbott sticks to his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abbott looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Abbott lands shots from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corrida covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Corrida has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Corrida's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Abbott has the hooks in. Corrida is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Abbott lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Abbott lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Abbott.
Corrida is in bad spot here.
Corrida is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Corrida turns into Abbott and is now in his guard.
Abbott keeping moving, preventing Corrida from controlling successfully.
Abbott is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corrida scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Abbott manages to mount him!
Corrida takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his 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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Corrida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abbott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corrida shoots and misses
and Abbott counters with a low kick, right behind Corrida 's knee.
Corrida checks a leg kick nicely.
Corrida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corrida. Abbott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corrida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corrida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corrida fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abbott checks it well.
Corrida blocks a head kick by Abbott.
Abbott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corrida checks it well.
Corrida connects with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abbott.
Abbott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corrida. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body punch from Abbott.
Abbott fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Corrida sprawls well initially but Abbott persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Abbott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Corrida actively working from the bottom here.
Abbott lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Abbott scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Corrida looking for submissions off his back.
Abbott scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Corrida is looking for a sweep. Abbott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corrida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Corrida is looking for a sweep. Abbott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Corrida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Abbott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Corrida looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Abbott passes into side control.
Abbott scoring with punches from side control.
Abbott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corrida keeps working.
Abbott lands a nice forearm strike.
Abbott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Corrida keeps working.
Corrida regains half guard.
Brenden Abbott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Corrida is looking for a sweep. Abbott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Abbott connects with a nice short shot to Corrida's temple.
Abbott is keen to just control but Corrida is a slippery customer.
Abbott is nestled in close to Corrida, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Corrida is refusing to be controlled, as Abbott sits in half guard.
Abbott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Corrida looking for submissions off his back.
Abbott winds up and cracks Corrida with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Corrida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Corrida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corrida isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Abbott stacks Corrida on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Abbott!
Check out the look on Abbott's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Abbott is working Corrida over with some ground and pound from side control.
Abbott lands a decent elbow from side control.
Corrida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Corrida manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
No luck for Abbott with that takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abbott.
Abbott checks the leg kick.
Abbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abbott misses with a head kick.
Abbott scores with a nice head shot.
Abbott throws a looping overhand right but Corrida ducks down to avoid it.
Corrida fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Corrida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Corrida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corrida throws a sloppy head kick and Abbott moves out of range easily.
Corrida blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott connects with a leg kick. Corrida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abbott keeps Corrida at a distance using the push kick.
Abbott thuds his right hand into Corrida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Corrida thows a leg kick but Abbott checks it
and Abbott counters with a nice uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Abbott.
Abbott lands a leg kick that knocks Corrida off balance momentarily.
Corrida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abbott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Corrida tries to avoid it but Abbott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Corrida to the ground. Corrida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abbott connects with a body shot that sends Corrida's belly button to the back.
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!
Corrida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corrida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abbott lands a nice looking body kick.
Abbott misses with a wild body shot.
Abbott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrida misses with a head kick.
Abbott throws a head kick but Corrida moves out of range.
Corrida moves out of range of the body kick from Abbott.
Corrida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abbott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corrida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brenden Abbott is winning the standup battle so far.
Abbott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corrida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abbott. Abbott obviously looking to wear him down.
Corrida throws a jab when Abbott was well out of range.
Corrida throws a sloppy body shot
and Abbott counters with a good, hard body kick but Corrida shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut lands for Abbott. That snapped Corrida's head back.
Abbott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Corrida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Corrida misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abbott works Corrida's body with a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Abbott.
Abbott misses with a body kick.
Corrida wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Abbott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Abbott moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Abbott there.
Abbott pivots, looking for a leg kick but Corrida is out of range and Abbott settles back down.
Corrida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abbott throws a leg kick but Corrida moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corrida takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abbott feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corrida's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbott instigates a clinch.
Brenden Abbott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Corrida.
Abbott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abbott digs a right hand into Corrida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corrida's gas tank.
Corrida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abbott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abbott prevents a body shot from Corrida.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott misses with the head strike.
Abbott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juan Corrida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corrida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abbott's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brenden Abbott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abbott 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brenden Abbott!
Brenden Abbott decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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