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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arden Betancourt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darrell Abbott is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darrell Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arden Betancourt!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Betancourt was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
Abbott closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abbott lands in his opponent's guard.
Abbott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abbott content to stall in guard here.
Abbott advances position into side control!
Abbott tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Abbott tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbott is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Betancourt's shoulder. That is not cool.
An elbow from Abbott crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Betancourt's face as Abbott controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Betancourt is trying to improve his position.
Betancourt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Abbott has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betancourt is looking for a sweep.
Betancourt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Abbott's best efforts.
Betancourt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Betancourt keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
Betancourt is pulling down on Abbott's head to control his posture.
Abbott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abbott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abbott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abbott drops back looking for a leg! Betancourt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Betancourt manages to kick Abbott off! Abbott jumps back into Betancourt's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Betancourt is trying to keep Abbott in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt keeping full guard, as Abbott tries to pass.
Abbott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Betancourt has Abbott pulled in close to control his posture.
Abbott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abbott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Abbott drops back looking for a leg! Betancourt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Betancourt manages to kick Abbott off! Abbott jumps back into Betancourt's guard.
Abbott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abbott postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Betancourt keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt tries to bum rush Abbott with a series of wild strikes but Abbott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Betancourt misses with a straight right.
Abbott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abbott scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Arden Betancourt has been cut.
Abbott misses with a straight left.
Abbott scores with a leg kick.
Betancourt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Darrell Abbott has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Betancourt. Those never looked like landing.
Abbott drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbott throws a big elbow that misses.
Abbott being controlled here momentarily.
Betancourt trying to control the position.
Betancourt keeping moving, preventing Abbott from controlling successfully.
Betancourt being controlled here, momentarily.
Abbott postures up in Betancourt's guard and throws a big left but Betancourt blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abbott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Betancourt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abbott sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Betancourt's guard.
Abbott is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Betancourt is refusing to be controlled, as Abbott sits in half guard.
Abbott wants to work for an arm triangle but Betancourt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Betancourt trying to control but Abbott postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Abbott dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abbott lands with a right hand.
Abbott staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Betancourt.
No joy there for Abbott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abbott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arden Betancourt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abbott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abbott throws a lazy right hand but Betancourt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Betancourt moves into range and clinches up with Abbott.
A short uppercut from Abbott.
Betancourt misses with a punch on the inside.
Abbott throws a punch but it's blocked by Betancourt.
Abbott takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Betancourt throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbott.
A short right from Betancourt.
Betancourt tries to stall but Abbott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Betancourt throws a punch but it's blocked by Abbott.
Abbott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abbott is stalling here.
Betancourt lands a hook that snaps the head of Abbott backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Betancourt blocking some punches.
Betancourt lands a left hand.
Betancourt misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott tries for a takedown but Betancourt manages to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from Betancourt.
Betancourt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abbott.
Abbott tries to work over Betancourt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abbott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Betancourt.
Betancourt throws a head punch that misses.
Abbott tries to pull guard but Betancourt holds him up against the cage and eventually Abbott drops back down to his feet.
Betancourt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Betancourt.
Abbott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abbott misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abbott.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Betancourt.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Betancourt but Betancourt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Betancourt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrell Abbott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Betancourt connects with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Betancourt.
Darrell Abbott's cut is getting worse.
Abbott looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abbott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Betancourt swats away the attempt to clinch by Abbott.
Arden Betancourt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Betancourt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Abbott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abbott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Betancourt misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Betancourt does no damage.
Abbott misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt tests Abbott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abbott ducks under a wild hook from Betancourt.
Abbott misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Betancourt.
A swing and a miss from Abbott.
Betancourt gets tackled into the cage by Abbott. Abbott maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
Abbott working aggressively here.
Betancourt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abbott is looking to take this one to the mat.
Betancourt blocking some punches.
Betancourt misses with the head strike.
Betancourt lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Betancourt.
Abbott drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Betancourt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Betancourt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt letting Abbott take a breather here.
Betancourt stalling in the clinch but Abbott improves position.
Abbott working aggressively here.
Betancourt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abbott is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betancourt.
Abbott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Betancourt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Betancourt.
Betancourt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Betancourt gets through Abbott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrell Abbott's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch on the inside from Betancourt fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Betancourt.
Betancourt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Betancourt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Betancourt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Betancourt scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Betancourt throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arden Betancourt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Abbott 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Abbott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Betancourt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Abbott is trying hard to land a takedown here. Betancourt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Abbott takes one on the button.
Betancourt misses the shot to the body.
Betancourt misses with an uppercut. Abbott saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Abbott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Betancourt lands with an uppercut that bounces Abbott off the cage and back into range.
Abbott is rocked!
Betancourt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Betancourt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oh Abbott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Betancourt closes the distance and clinches.
Betancourt trying to control the position but instead, Abbott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Betancourt into the cage.
Abbott seems to have got his legs back now.
Betancourt pushes Abbott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Abbott fails to land.
Arden Betancourt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
Betancourt lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abbott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abbott misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Betancourt looks to throw the jab but Abbott is out of range.
Betancourt misses with an uppercut. Abbott saw that one coming.
Betancourt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Betancourt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jeez, Darrell Abbott's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Betancourt looks to throw the jab but Abbott is out of range.
No luck for Abbott with that takedown attempt.
Betancourt lands a left and a right that send Abbott crashing to the mat, dazed. Betancourt thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Darrell Abbott's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arden Betancourt!
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