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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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181 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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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
42 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dennis Wise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brenden Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wise throws a body kick that misses.
Wise missing with a left hand there. Abbott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abbott cracks the inside of Wise's front leg.
The fighters circling - Wise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brenden Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbott gets a double leg takedown into Wise's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbott preventing the sweep.
Abbott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wise swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wise has his hands on Abbott's head, controlling the position.
Wise looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wise is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abbott is pressing down on Wise's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wise preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wise lands a couple of digs.
Abbott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wise trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wise tries to free his leg and advance position but Abbott is retaining full guard.
Wise stopping the sweep attempt from Abbott.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abbott is on top in guard.
Abbott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wise has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abbott has managed to get both his arms back between Wise's legs - danger averted.
Abbott trying to control but Wise is working from the bottom.
Abbott throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott stopping the sweep attempt from Wise.
Abbott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wise works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wise is trying to control the position but Abbott postures up.
Wise is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Abbott trying to control the position from guard on top but Wise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abbott is looking to work some ground and pound but Wise has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wise holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abbott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abbott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wise pinned against the cage. Wise gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abbott throws a leg kick which misses Wise's front leg but catches the back leg as Wise tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott checks a leg kick nicely.
Wise falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abbott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wise preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Wise keeps moving.
Wise has Abbott pulled in close to control his posture.
Abbott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wise looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abbott is fighting to break Wise's control of his arms but Wise is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise is looking to sweep but instead, Abbott has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbott scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wise trying to control here.
Wise manages to get to full guard.
Abbott advances to half guard.
Abbott prevents Wise from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abbott not doing much here.
Wise wants to get back to full guard.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abbott digs a good hook to Wise's body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wise enables Abbott to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wise manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Abbott passes into half guard.
Abbott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abbott wants to control but Wise is keeping him busy.
Abbott lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wise trying to control but Abbott postures up.
Abbott lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott is keen to just control but Wise is a slippery customer.
Brenden Abbott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wise is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise is looking to control Abbott's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wise avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Abbott.
Wise is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Abbott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abbott wants to take a breather but Wise is having none of it.
Wise wants to control but Abbott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wise is looking for a sweep. Abbott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wise avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abbott.
Abbott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise tries to roll over but Abbott keeps him under control.
Abbott content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wise shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Wise.
Abbott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wise misses with a double jab
and Abbott counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Abbott sizes up Wise with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Abbott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbott lands with a nice body punch.
Abbott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wise.
Abbott lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abbott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wise moves out of range of the strikes.
Abbott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wise works over Abbott's head and body with a nice combination.
Wise is looking to land body kicks.
Abbott throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wise counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Abbott misses with the body kick
and Wise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abbott.
Abbott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wise takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wise throws a head kick but Abbott moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wise tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbott thuds a left hand into Wise's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws out a loose jab but Wise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbott moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abbott throws a hook but Wise avoids it easily.
Wise throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Wise - just one landing.
Wise pivots, looking for a leg kick but Abbott is out of range and Wise settles back down.
Wise checks a leg kick.
Wise is looking to clinch.
Abbott looks for a takedown but Wise sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wise.
Wise tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abbott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Abbott tenderised Wise's leg. Wise is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dennis Wise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abbott checks a low kick from Wise.
Abbott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wise at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Abbott throws a body kick that misses.
Abbott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abbott throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice sprawl there from Wise as Abbott shoots in.
A combination from Wise does no damage.
Wise rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbott counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Abbott looks to land a strike but Wise avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Abbott wants to control from the top but Wise keeps moving.
Wise is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wise pulls Abbott in to control the position.
Abbott stopping the sweep attempt from Wise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott is fighting to break Wise's control of his arms but Wise is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Abbott content to stall in guard here.
Abbott is pushing down on Wise's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wise is fighting to maintain full guard but Abbott has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wise is trying to get back to full guard.
Wise looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Abbott.
Dennis Wise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise is trying to control but can't.
Wise wants to improve his position but Abbott is controlling well.
Wise is trying to maintain the position but Abbott is very close to passing his half guard.
Abbott wants to free his trapped foot but Wise is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wise tries to get to full guard but Abbott has control of the leg.
Abbott tries to pass to full mount but Wise defends it.
Wise is trying to maintain the position but Abbott is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Abbott.
Abbott looks for the body kick but Wise saw that one coming.
Abbott defending well as Wise loads up on a big left hand.
Wise takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abbott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abbott avoids the body shot from Wise.
Abbott throws a front kick aimed at Wise's knee but Wise avoids it well.
Abbott scores with a body shot.
Wise tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wise misses with a body shot.
Abbott lands with a nice body kick.
Wise misses the jab.
Abbott looks to score with a jab to the body but Wise is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wise avoids it really well and circles away.
Abbott throws a sloppy head kick and Wise moves out of range easily.
Brenden Abbott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abbott fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abbott connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Wise.
Wise walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wise is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abbott dips to his left and cracks Wise with an uppercut!
Abbott defending well as Wise loads up on a big left hand.
Wise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abbott lands with a right hand.
Abbott scores with a decent looking hook.
Abbott connects with a single shot there.
Abbott gets the takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brenden Abbott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abbott 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brenden Abbott!
Our winner, Brenden Abbott, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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