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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Abusy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerrone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hoarse Whisperer's Mom - Phil Cerrone. Gary Abusy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Abusy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abusy throws a body shot but no joy.
Cerrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abusy.
Some wild striking there from Abusy.
Cerrone looks for a takedown but Abusy sprawls well.
Abusy lands a jab to the nose.
Cerrone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Donk. Cerrone catches Abusy right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Gary Abusy has been cut.
Cerrone scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cerrone throws a poor cross that misses
letting Abusy counter with a right hand.
Cerrone throws a low kick, looking for Abusy's leg but Abusy calmly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Abusy misses the target.
Abusy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abusy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abusy feints and then cracks Cerrone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cerrone down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerrone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abusy manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone needs to keep his hands up - Abusy had a free shot at his head there.
Cerrone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abusy misses with a wild body shot.
Cerrone now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cerrone looks to throw the jab but Abusy is out of range.
Cerrone scores with a jab to the head.
Cerrone looks to score with a jab to the body but Abusy is just out of range.
Abusy is looking to counter punch.
Cerrone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cerrone slips under a jab.
Abusy throws a combination. Cerrone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice shot lands for Abusy.
Cerrone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Abusy.
Abusy lands a head kick!
Abusy misses with a head kick.
Cerrone looks for a takedown but Abusy sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone swinging wildly here.
Cerrone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cerrone misses with an uppercut. Abusy saw that one coming.
Cerrone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abusy backs up against the cage.
Abusy staying out of range there.
Abusy lands with a slapping head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abusy.
Cerrone walks into a left hand.
Abusy misses with a few strikes there.
Jab from Cerrone.
Cerrone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abusy lands a leg kick that knocks Cerrone off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abusy works Cerrone's body with a nice hook.
Abusy throws a head kick but Cerrone moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cerrone! But no joy.
Cerrone dodges the punch combination from Abusy.
Abusy stuffs the takedown.
Abusy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gary Abusy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Cerrone.
Abusy scores with a sloppy right hand. Cerrone should have avoided that one.
Cerrone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Abusy's half guard.
Cerrone is looking for a kimura here.
Cerrone is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cerrone is thwarting Abusy's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abusy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cerrone.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cerrone in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cerrone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Abusy desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Abusy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cerrone perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Abusy tries to kick Cerrone off but Cerrone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cerrone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gary Abusy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Abusy's cut.
That's time! Abusy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abusy throws a good cross that connects.
Cerrone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abusy's head.
Abusy dips to his left and cracks Cerrone with an uppercut!
Cerrone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cerrone ducks under a wild hook from Abusy.
Cerrone drops his hands momentarily and Abusy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cerrone shoots and misses
and Abusy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abusy misses with the combination.
Cerrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cerrone looks to land a combination. Abusy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abusy throws a hook to the side of Cerrone's head but Cerrone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cerrone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abusy manages to avoid it.
Abusy misses with a head kick.
Abusy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cerrone circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone throws a jab but it's blocked by Abusy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abusy.
Cerrone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gary Abusy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cerrone misses with a straight right.
Cerrone misses with an uppercut. Abusy saw that one coming.
Cerrone throws a jab but it's blocked by Abusy.
Cerrone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Cerrone misses its intended target.
Cerrone throws a leg kick but Abusy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cerrone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abusy to the mat! Abusy manages to get full guard.
Cerrone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Abusy is trying to keep Cerrone in close.
Cerrone stays in close to Abusy's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cerrone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abusy thuds his right hand into Cerrone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone lands with an overhand left.
Abusy throws a right hand that misses
and Cerrone counters with a straight right hand.
Gary Abusy's cut is getting worse.
Cerrone throws a big shot that misses.
Abusy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cerrone looks to score with a jab to the body but Abusy is just out of range.
Cerrone throws a shot from downtown. Abusy moves away and avoids it.
Cerrone fails to land with a series of punches.
Cerrone blocks a head kick by Abusy.
Nice uppercut lands for Abusy. That snapped Cerrone's head back.
Cerrone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cerrone throws a body shot but no joy.
Abusy tried to counter with a leg kick but Cerrone avoided it.
Cerrone throws a body shot but no joy.
Abusy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abusy.
Abusy throws a head kick but Cerrone moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abusy looks to land a combination. Cerrone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cerrone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abusy but Abusy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Abusy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerrone.
Abusy throwing a counter right hand but Cerrone manages to avoid it.
Abusy throws a head kick that misses.
Cerrone swinging wildly here.
Abusy feints and then cracks Cerrone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cerrone down.
Cerrone misses with a right hand
and Abusy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abusy misses with a series of wild punches.
Cerrone steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Abusy.
Cerrone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abusy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerrone.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abusy, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gary Abusy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Abusy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Abusy throws a right hand that Cerrone ducks under and follows up with a left that Cerrone also avoids with ease.
Cerrone looks to land a combination. Abusy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cerrone misses with an uppercut
and Abusy counters with a straight right hand.
Cerrone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abusy ducks right into an uppercut from Cerrone.
Cerrone throws a hook to the side of Abusy's head but Abusy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Abusy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cerrone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abusy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abusy throws a big shot that misses.
Abusy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cerrone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abusy defending well as Cerrone loads up on a big left hand.
Cerrone connects with a body shot.
Cerrone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abusy stuffs the takedown attempt from Cerrone. Cerrone gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abusy misses with a two punch combination.
Abusy misses with a leg kick
and Cerrone counters with a stiff right hand.
Cerrone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abusy misses with a hook.
Abusy tries to work over Cerrone's front leg with a kick but Cerrone checks it.
Abusy fails to land with a series of punches.
Abusy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gary Abusy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Abusy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abusy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cerrone jabs Abusy right on the nose. Abusy blinks but takes it well.
Cerrone cracks Abusy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cerrone has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Abusy to stand back up!
Abusy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Cerrone.
Oh Abusy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phil Cerrone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abusy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cerrone fails with a takedown attempt.
Abusy seems to have got his legs back now.
Abusy feints and then cracks Cerrone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cerrone down.
Abusy connects with a body shot that sends Cerrone's belly button to the back.
A jab from Abusy misses.
Cerrone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abusy on the side of the head.
Jab by Abusy.
Cerrone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phil Cerrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Abusy misses its intended target.
Cerrone's corner calls for a 1-2. Cerrone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jeez, Gary Abusy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Abusy throws a sloppy head kick
and Cerrone counters with a nice uppercut.
Abusy throws a lazy right hand but Cerrone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Abusy.
Cerrone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abusy.
Cerrone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cerrone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gary Abusy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Cerrone.
A telegraphed right hand from Abusy misses the target.
Cerrone misses with a body shot.
Cerrone misses with a right hand
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abusy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cerrone throws a right hand that Abusy ducks under and follows up with a left that Abusy also avoids with ease.
Abusy lands with a hook. Cerrone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abusy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cerrone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abusy misses with a hook. Cerrone ducked under it nicely.
Abusy throws a leg kick
and Cerrone counters with a straight right hand.
Cerrone ducks under a wild hook from Abusy.
Abusy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerrone.
Cerrone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gary Abusy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gary Abusy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Cerrone!
In his post fight interview, Phil Cerrone started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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