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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnest Abe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe comes to the cage accompanied by Uncle Sam Goddamn. Maria is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kronos - Bloodtower. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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283 lbs
27 - 19 - 0 |
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38
237 lbs
37 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earnest Abe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joaquim Maria!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abe instigates a clinch.
Abe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Abe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maria escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maria swats away the attempt to clinch by Abe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abe is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Maria on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maria throws a counter combo.
Abe clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe struggles to land a body shot inside as Maria controls his hands.
Maria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abe is looking to clinch but Maria is avoiding it.
Abe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maria counters with a stiff right hand.
Maria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maria throws a fast counter high kick but Abe manages to duck under it in time.
Maria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maria looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abe tries to clinch but Maria moves out of range.
Maria throws out a counter right but Abe avoids it with no problem.
Abe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maria looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Abe moves into the clinch.
Maria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abe clinches up with Maria and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Earnest Abe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maria! But no joy.
Abe tries to clinch up.
Abe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Earnest Abe has been cut.
Abe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maria shapes to counter with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maria keeps the fight on the outside.
Maria throws a big counter head kick but Abe avoids it with no problem.
Maria swats away the attempt to clinch by Abe.
Maria throws a fast counter high kick but Abe manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maria throws a big counter head kick but Abe avoids it with no problem.
Abe tries to clinch but Maria is having none of it.
Maria throws a big counter head kick but Abe avoids it with no problem.
Abe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maria throws a big counter head kick but Abe avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abe tries to clinch up.
Maria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maria checks a low kick from Abe.
Abe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abe moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMaria.
Abe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abe tries to clinch up.
Maria looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Abe tries to clinch but Maria moves out of range.
Maria lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Abe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maria swats away the attempt to clinch by Abe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maria shapes to counter with a head kick.
Abe tries to clinch up
and Maria counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Earnest Abe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maria throws out a counter right but Abe avoids it with no problem.
Abe wants to clinch up but Maria keeps it at a distance.
Maria avoids the head kick by Abe.
Abe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maria cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abe is looking to clinch but Maria is avoiding it.
Maria throws out a counter right but Abe avoids it with no problem.
Abe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abe tries to clinch but Maria moves out of range.
Abe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maria counters with a crisp one two that drops Abe! Maria thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Abe to his feet! Abe is in big trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe drives through and clinches with Maria against the cage.
Abe tries to work over Maria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maria breaks the clinch.
Maria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maria looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Maria. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Abe tries to clinch up
and Maria counters with a straight that turns Abe's legs to rubber! Maria pushes forward with more strikes and Abe goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquim Maria!
Joaquim Maria thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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