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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abubakar Shekau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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278 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darrell Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abubakar Shekau!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shekau closes the distance but Weber moves to the side
and Weber moves into the clinch.
Shekau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Weber manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Weber is on top in guard.
Weber chips away with some ground and pound.
Shekau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shekau is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Weber dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber tries to score with some ground and pound. Shekau controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Shekau looking for a sweep but Weber has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Shekau is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Weber has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Weber with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber raining down hammerfists from mount.
Weber working Shekau over with strikes here.
Weber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Weber dominating with strikes here.
Weber lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weber moves to back control.
Weber looking for the choke from the back.
Shekau can't escape the position.
Shekau looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shekau fending off the submission attempt from Weber.
Weber really is a fat lump.
Weber cracks Shekau with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Shekau from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Weber loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Shekau hold on?
Weber throwing damaging strikes from the back! Shekau could be in trouble here!
Even with his hooks in, Weber manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber throwing damaging strikes from the back! Shekau could be in trouble here!
Weber scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is taking a good look at Shekau as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Weber!
Weber is landing with strikes. Shekau can't take much more of this.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is taking a good look at Shekau as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Weber!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Weber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shekau closes the distance but Weber moves to the side
and Weber counters with a nice leg kick.
Weber closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Weber stands up out of the half guard.
Weber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weber ducks under a wild hook from Shekau.
Weber slips under a jab from Shekau.
Weber lands a nice looking body kick.
Weber changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shekau looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shekau wants to control but Weber postures up.
Weber landing a few strikes.
The ground and pound from Weber seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Shekau is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber working the strikes but Shekau uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Weber slips a nice elbow through Shekau's hands, connecting with Shekau's forehead.
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. Weber connects with a nice short shot to Shekau's temple.
Weber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Weber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shekau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Weber wants to work for an arm triangle but Shekau is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Weber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Weber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Weber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Weber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weber escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber 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.
Shekau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Weber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Weber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Weber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Weber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Darrell Weber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber gets to his feet. Shekau looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Weber has a takedown stuffed.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Weber.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shekau is working to avoid the ground and pound but Weber connects with a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shekau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shekau is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Weber is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Weber dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Weber gets the takedown into side control.
Shekau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Weber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shekau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Weber is working Shekau over with some ground and pound from side control.
Weber lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber cracks Shekau with a big elbow.
Shekau tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Weber presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Shekau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shekau throwing hammer fists to the chest of Weber. What's that going to do exactly?
Weber looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Weber is landing with some decent strikes but Shekau is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Weber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shekau can do to turn this around?
Weber with the ground and pound from mount.
Shekau is trying to escape the mount.
Abubakar Shekau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shekau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Weber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber landing strikes from the mount.
Weber lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weber working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Weber controlling from mount.
Weber scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Weber connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shekau is bucking up trying to escape but Weber cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Weber working Shekau over with strikes here.
Weber lands a big shot there that rocks Shekau but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Weber landing strikes from the mount.
Weber breaks from Shekau's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shekau takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weber is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shekau has given up his back.
Weber scores with punches to the body.
Weber is hanging on to Shekau's back as he tries to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weber lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Darrell Weber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weber scores with strikes from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell Weber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weber 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrell Weber!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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