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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Abrenica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark MCLAREN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mark MCLAREN enters the cage!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Abrenica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark MCLAREN!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrenica shoots in looking for a takedown. MCLAREN tries to sprawl out of it but Abrenica keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MCLAREN manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
MCLAREN shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abrenica counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
MCLAREN is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Abrenica sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. MCLAREN defending well though.
Abrenica is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Abrenica missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
MCLAREN trying to control but Abrenica postures up.
Abrenica working the head and body with strikes.
MCLAREN is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MCLAREN actively working from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
MCLAREN shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. MCLAREN showed some decent athleticism there.
MCLAREN looks gassed!
Abrenica is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrenica is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Abrenica on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abrenica tries to get out of the position.
Abrenica moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
MCLAREN won't allow Abrenica to sweep him here.
Abrenica is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Abrenica is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Abrenica manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Abrenica working MCLAREN over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
MCLAREN tries to hold on but Abrenica pushes him away.
MCLAREN is trying desperately to improve position.
Abrenica looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
MCLAREN in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
MCLAREN is trying to escape the mount.
Abrenica looking to finish MCLAREN with some ground and pound. This is bad for MCLAREN!
Abrenica landing shots from mount.
MCLAREN is bucking up trying to escape but Abrenica cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Abrenica working MCLAREN over with strikes here.
Abrenica is landing with some decent strikes but MCLAREN is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Abrenica lands a heavy elbow.
Abrenica has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of MCLAREN's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MCLAREN in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Abrenica unloading with bombs!
Abrenica has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of MCLAREN's face.
Abrenica scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Abrenica is landing with some decent strikes but MCLAREN is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Abrenica landing strikes from the mount and MCLAREN is in trouble!
Abrenica in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
MCLAREN takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Abrenica lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Abrenica prevents MCLAREN from getting the reversal.
Abrenica 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.
MCLAREN wants to get back to his feet.
Abrenica landing strikes from the mount and MCLAREN is in trouble!
Abrenica is landing with some decent strikes but MCLAREN is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Abrenica is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. MCLAREN can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Abrenica landing shots from mount.
Abrenica dominating with strikes here.
MCLAREN wants to control but Abrenica is having none of it.
Abrenica looking to finish MCLAREN with some ground and pound. This is bad for MCLAREN!
Abrenica lands a big elbow.
Abrenica landing strikes from the mount.
Abrenica lands a big shot there that rocks MCLAREN but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Abrenica looking to control but MCLAREN is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
MCLAREN is looking to get to half guard.
Abrenica controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Abrenica dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abrenica shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Abrenica stands up over MCLAREN, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abrenica works over MCLAREN with some ground and pound from guard.
Abrenica stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MCLAREN swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abrenica connects with a couple of short punches.
Abrenica distracts MCLAREN with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abrenica postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abrenica keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of MCLAREN's head.
Abrenica throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abrenica working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abrenica lands a couple of elbows.
MCLAREN is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrenica makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Abrenica is working MCLAREN over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abrenica chips away with some ground and pound.
MCLAREN really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abrenica. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abrenica keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of MCLAREN's head.
Abrenica is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Abrenica content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abrenica keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of MCLAREN's head.
Abrenica is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abrenica gets to his feet - MCLAREN follows without any prompting.
Abrenica shoots and misses
and Abrenica takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abrenica shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Abrenica was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Abrenica lands with some vicious ground and pound - can MCLAREN hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MCLAREN sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Abrenica winds up and cracks MCLAREN with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abrenica is nestled in close to MCLAREN, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abrenica lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Abrenica working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
MCLAREN is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abrenica scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abrenica working over MCLAREN with some ground and pound. MCLAREN looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
MCLAREN is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abrenica scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abrenica seems to be looking for submissions.
MCLAREN has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abrenica is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrenica working MCLAREN over with strikes.
Abrenica scoring with strikes to the body and head.
MCLAREN trying to control here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Abrenica jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abrenica fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Abrenica fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Abrenica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MCLAREN shoots in and bounces Abrenica off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
MCLAREN in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abrenica looking for a guillotine here but MCLAREN defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrenica is striking but MCLAREN is not phased and passes to half guard.
Abrenica is looking for a sweep. MCLAREN is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abrenica landing rabbit punches to the side of MCLAREN's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Abrenica tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
MCLAREN wants to control but Abrenica is keeping him busy.
Abrenica missing with punches from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Abrenica shoots in and bounces MCLAREN off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Abrenica missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Abrenica dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Abrenica misses with a takedown attempt
and MCLAREN counters with a left and a right that stings Abrenica.
Abrenica shoots and misses
and MCLAREN counters with a two punch combo.
Chris Abrenica is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abrenica closes the distance and clinches up with MCLAREN, looking for a takedown. Abrenica pushes MCLAREN against the cage but MCLAREN circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Abrenica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MCLAREN misses with a takedown attempt - Abrenica sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abrenica avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by MCLAREN.
Abrenica throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MCLAREN sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abrenica with a poor takedown
and MCLAREN counters with a three punch combo that has Abrenica backing up. Abrenica nods at MCLAREN to acknowledge the strikes.
Abrenica closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Abrenica looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Abrenica looking to punish the body of his opponent here but MCLAREN is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MCLAREN is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrenica grinds an elbow into MCLAREN's temple.
Abrenica lands an elbow.
Abrenica lands a few punches from side control.
Abrenica is putting a hurting on MCLAREN here, landing some big shots from side control.
MCLAREN is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abrenica looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
MCLAREN fails with the takedown
and Abrenica counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Abrenica is working MCLAREN over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abrenica scoring with some ground and pound.
Abrenica postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
MCLAREN keeping full guard, as Abrenica tries to pass.
Abrenica stops MCLAREN from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrenica postures up.
Abrenica works over MCLAREN with some ground and pound from guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Abrenica looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for MCLAREN!
MCLAREN tries to hold on but Abrenica postures up.
Abrenica landing strikes from the mount.
Abrenica lands a nice shot to the head.
MCLAREN tries to lock up and control but Abrenica gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Abrenica.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrenica landing shots from mount.
MCLAREN wants to hold on but Abrenica pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Abrenica.
Abrenica working MCLAREN over with strikes here.
Abrenica lands a big elbow.
MCLAREN working to try and regain half guard.
Abrenica postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. MCLAREN looks a forlorn figure.
Abrenica is landing with some decent strikes but MCLAREN is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Abrenica scores with a couple of good head shots there.
MCLAREN wants to hold on but Abrenica pushes him away.
Abrenica postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. MCLAREN looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Abrenica.
Abrenica takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns MCLAREN that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Abrenica prevents MCLAREN from getting the reversal.
Abrenica landing strikes from the mount and MCLAREN is in trouble!
Abrenica lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
MCLAREN tries to lock up and control but Abrenica gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
MCLAREN swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Abrenica landing strikes from the mount and MCLAREN is in trouble!
Abrenica punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mark MCLAREN has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Abrenica is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abrenica working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Abrenica showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abrenica, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Abrenica!
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