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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dahl Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haas has chosen Ten Typ Mes - Trze'a było as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
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
37 - 17 - 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
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Dahl Haas!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abbott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abbott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Abbott misses with a low kick as Haas jumps back.
Haas cracks Abbott with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Brenden Abbott has been cut.
Abbott shoots in looking for a takedown but Haas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abbott's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haas stuffs the takedown.
Abbott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haas tests Abbott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haas misses with a low kick.
Haas throws a leg kick which misses Abbott's front leg but catches the back leg as Abbott tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Abbott.
Haas thumps Abbott with a low kick.
Haas misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Abbott misses the target.
Abbott has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Abraham in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haas tries to work over Abbott's front leg with a kick but Abbott checks it.
Haas defending well as Abbott loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Abbott.
Haas tries a quick counter leg kick but Abbott is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenden Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haas with a nice cross.
Abbott avoids the body shot from Haas.
Abbott misses the body punch
and Haas counters with a nice body shot.
Haas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abbott moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abbott, as that shot connected.
Haas misses with a body shot.
Abbott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haas cracks Abbott with a good jab.
Abbott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abbott fails with the takedown.
Haas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haas.
Haas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abbott.
Haas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abbott.
Haas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Abbott with a body shot.
Haas works Abbott's body with a nice hook.
Haas blocks a leg kick.
Abbott scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abbott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haas manages to avoid it.
Abbott cracks Haas with an open hand slap.
It looks like Dahl Haas has been cut.
Good shot there by Abbott.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haas.
Haas misses with a straight left.
Abbott moves out of range of the body kick.
Abbott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haas.
Brenden Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott misses the jab.
Haas throws a body kick that misses
and Abbott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abbott throws a sloppy head kick and Haas moves out of range easily.
Haas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haas misses the shot to the body.
Haas misses with a hook. Abbott ducked under it nicely.
Abbott fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Haas to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Haas looks to clinch but Abbott throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Haas taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brenden Abbott!
Brenden Abbott decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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