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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnest Abe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe comes to the cage accompanied by Uncle Sam Goddamn. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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38
283 lbs
29 - 22 - 0 |
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262 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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
29 - 22 - 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
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Young!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young misses with a body shot.
Young lands with a straight right. Abe didn't see that one coming.
Good shot there by Young.
Abe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
As Young tries to get set, Abe tries to push him back and clinch up but Young manages to avoid the attempt.
Young goes for a double leg but Abe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abe continues to drive forward.
Abe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Young.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abe.
Abe moves into the clinch.
Abe managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Young scores a nice knee to the body.
Abe is breathing heavily.
Abe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Abe controls his hands.
Young cracks Abe with a nice body shot.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Earnest Abe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Young.
Young scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young is trying to trip Abe. He has hold of a leg but Abe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Young persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Young passes Abe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Young lands a nice short elbow.
Young wants to pass the guard but Abe is defending well.
Abe is staying active underneath Young, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Young wants to pass to mount but Abe is defending the position.
Young not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Young thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abe's head.
Young missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Young.
Young wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abe keeps working.
Young thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Young throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Young has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abe is looking to escape.
Young looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Young missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Young is taking a breather. Abe says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Young throwing shots but Abe is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abe's head.
Young trying to mount his opponent but Abe defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Abe tries to kick Young off but Young keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Young not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Young is stalling here. Abe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Young seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Abe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Young tries to buck Abe off but Abe is having none of it.
Young is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Abe gets to mount! Young was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young is desperately trying to improve his position but Abe has a good base and remains in mount.
Abe stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Earnest Abe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young tries for a takedown but Abe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Abe moves into range and clinches up with Young.
Young is looking for a takedown.
Abe lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abe lands with a right to the head.
Abe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Young up against the cage.
Abe pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Young dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abe tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Young looks to land a combination but Abe avoids it well.
Abe is looking to clinch.
A big right from Young misses.
Young lands with a hook. Abe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Abe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Young drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Young looking to pass the guard.
Abe keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries to free his leg and advance position but Abe is retaining full guard.
Young sitting in guard here, content to control.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws an elbow that misses. Abe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young's guard. Nice move by Abe!
Young throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Young isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Abe stacks Young 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 Abe!
Young tries to improve position but can't.
Abe gets to mount! Young was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Young is desperately trying to improve his position but Abe has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abe controlling from mount.
We've been informed that Young has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Young regains half guard.
Young trying to control here.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Young has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abe is working away from the top position though.
Young is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe wants to stand up but Young is controlling the position.
Young wants to improve his position but Abe is controlling well.
Young keeps trying to improve his position.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Young wants to get back to full guard.
Young gets full guard.
Young had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abe defends it easily.
Abe gets to his feet - Young follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Abe, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Abe against the cage but Abe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abe clinches with his opponent.
Young is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Abe can't fight it off and eventually Young manages to take the fight to the floor. Abe looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Young wants to control from the top but Abe keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abe has momentary wrist control but Young slips an elbow through the middle.
Young is looking to pass into half guard but Abe pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Abe is in guard.
Abe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Abe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keith Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Abe tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Young throws a hook but Abe avoids it easily.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abe tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Abe moves into range and clinches up with Young.
Abe misses with a punch on the inside.
Young is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Abe lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Abe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abe lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Abe.
A hook to the body from Abe.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abe manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abe as he avoids it easily.
Young tries to keep at a distance but Abe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Earnest Abe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe is working Young over against the cage.
Abe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abe scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
Young being controlled against the cage.
Abe pushes Young back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Abe.
Young is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Earnest Abe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Young.
Abe scores with a shot to the side of Young's head.
A shot in the inside from Abe.
Young is rocked!
Abe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Abe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Young pressed against the cage. Abe frees himself up and cracks Young with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Young crumples to the floor, out cold! Abe jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Earnest Abe!
A victorious Earnest Abe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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