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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lubomir Mihailovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihailovic has chosen Otherwise - Soldiers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
20 - 18 - 0 |
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243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lubomir Mihailovic!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mihailovic throws a series of punches but Abbot avoids them all with ease.
Mihailovic throws a series of strikes that have Abbot backpedaling.
It looks like Tony Abbot has been cut.
Mihailovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mihailovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbot.
Mihailovic tries to bum rush Abbot with a series of wild strikes but Abbot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mihailovic throws a big shot that misses.
Mihailovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abbot throws a shot from downtown. Mihailovic moves away and avoids it.
Abbot throws a hook to the side of Mihailovic's head but Mihailovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mihailovic throws a right hand that Abbot ducks under and follows up with a left that Abbot also avoids with ease.
Abbot staying out of range there.
Mihailovic ducks under a wild hook from Abbot.
Lubomir Mihailovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihailovic looks to land a right hand but Abbot moved out of range.
Abbot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mihailovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mihailovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbot lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailovic misses with a double jab.
Mihailovic looks winded!
Abbot misses with an uppercut.
Abbot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mihailovic.
Abbot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mihailovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abbot at a distance.
Abbot misses with a hook.
Abbot throws a lazy right hand but Mihailovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lubomir Mihailovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mihailovic misses with a hook. Abbot ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Mihailovic.
As Mihailovic looks to move away, Abbot throws a big counter combo but Mihailovic just gets out of the way.
Mihailovic blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbot misses the target.
Abbot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mihailovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Abbot steps away.
Mihailovic misses with a few strikes there.
Mihailovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abbot.
Abbot looks to land a right hand but Mihailovic moved out of range.
Abbot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abbot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot slips a jab and a cross from Mihailovic.
Abbot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mihailovic cracks Abbot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mihailovic swinging wildly here.
Abbot is looking to counter punch.
Mihailovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mihailovic has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mihailovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abbot on the side of the head.
Abbot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mihailovic.
An attempted straight right counter from Abbot misses the target.
Mihailovic misses with a body shot.
Abbot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abbot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mihailovic just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mihailovic does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Abbot misses the target.
Mihailovic with a nice cross.
Mihailovic looks to land a combination but Abbot avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Abbot there.
Mihailovic swinging wildly here.
Abbot looks to throw the jab but Mihailovic is out of range.
Abbot cracks Mihailovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abbot fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mihailovic avoids it really well and circles away.
Abbot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abbot throwing a counter right hand but Mihailovic manages to avoid it.
Mihailovic misses with a right hand
enabling Abbot to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihailovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mihailovic slips a jab from Abbot.
Sloppy strikes from Mihailovic. Those never looked like landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abbot misses with a straight left.
Mihailovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mihailovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Mihailovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abbot on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mihailovic misses the target.
Abbot throws a body punch but Mihailovic moves out of range.
Mihailovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbot checks a leg kick nicely.
Mihailovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Mihailovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mihailovic tries to bum rush Abbot with a series of wild strikes but Abbot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mihailovic avoids the body shot from Abbot.
Mihailovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abbot circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lubomir Mihailovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Abbot's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Abbot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mihailovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mihailovic misses with a left hand
and Abbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mihailovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abbot finds it's way round the side to connect with Mihailovic's head.
Abbot throws a body punch but Mihailovic moves out of range.
Mihailovic looks to land a combination but Abbot avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Abbot misses the target.
Abbot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abbot throws a jab when Mihailovic was well out of range.
Mihailovic misses with a few strikes there.
Mihailovic cracks Abbot with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abbot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mihailovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mihailovic is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Mihailovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Abbot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Mihailovic misses the target.
Abbot was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Abbot finds it's way through Mihailovic's defenses.
Abbot tests Mihailovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mihailovic is rocked!
Abbot throws a jab when Mihailovic was well out of range.
Abbot bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mihailovic is still in real trouble! Can Abbot finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mihailovic keeps working.
Mihailovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Mihailovic tries to escape but Abbot is in control.
Abbot remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Abbot seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mihailovic for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mihailovic keeps working.
Mihailovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abbot prevents Mihailovic from escaping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Mihailovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abbot avoids the body shot from Mihailovic.
A jab from Abbot misses.
A little jabbing left from Mihailovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mihailovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mihailovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbot.
Mihailovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mihailovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mihailovic looks to throw the jab but Abbot is out of range.
Mihailovic misses with a few strikes there.
Abbot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Abbot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mihailovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abbot takes a swing at Mihailovic's ribcage but misses.
Mihailovic dips to his left and cracks Abbot with an uppercut!
Abbot ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mihailovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Abbot.
Abbot drives through with a takedown into Mihailovic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Abbot forces his way into half guard.
Mihailovic is in trouble now - Abbot has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbot controlling from mount.
Abbot wants to control the pace but Mihailovic is squirming around nicely.
Mihailovic has given up his back. Will we see Abbot going for some submissions?
Mihailovic showing good submission defense here.
Mihailovic is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Abbot dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Abbot's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Mihailovic misses.
Abbot changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mihailovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abbot's hands.
The fighters circling - Abbot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mihailovic throws a hook but Abbot avoids it easily.
Abbot feinted with a counter takedown.
Mihailovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abbot circles away quickly and effectively.
Mihailovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abbot backs up against the cage.
Mihailovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbot.
Mihailovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mihailovic.
Mihailovic throws a push kick but Abbot slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mihailovic. Abbot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbot throwing a counter right hand but Mihailovic manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihailovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abbot.
Abbot misses with a lunging right hand
and Mihailovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Mihailovic misses.
Mihailovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abbot scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot lands a really nice looking cross but Mihailovic seems unphased.
Mihailovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abbot counters with a straight right hand.
Abbot smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abbot misses with a straight right.
Abbot throws the left hand but Mihailovic avoids the punch easily.
Abbot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic needs to keep his hands up - Abbot had a free shot at his head there.
Mihailovic misses with a straight left.
Mihailovic throws a hook but Abbot avoids it easily.
Abbot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abbot cracks a nice hook into Mihailovic's ribs.
Lubomir Mihailovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mihailovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mihailovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abbot steps into range and cracks Mihailovic with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Mihailovic flops backwards and Abbot dives into his guard looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Abbot advances position into side control!
Abbot goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mihailovic has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Abbot but great work by Mihailovic.
Mihailovic decides to stand back up.
Mihailovic misses with a hook. Abbot ducked under it nicely.
Abbot throwing a counter right hand but Mihailovic manages to avoid it.
Abbot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mihailovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Abbot's head.
Mihailovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mihailovic misses the shot to the body.
Mihailovic misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihailovic misses with an uppercut. Abbot saw that one coming.
Mihailovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Abbot.
Abbot changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Abbot ducks under a wild hook from Mihailovic.
Mihailovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mihailovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Abbot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mihailovic.
Abbot checks a leg kick nicely.
Abbot is looking to counter punch.
Mihailovic works Abbot's body with a nice hook.
Mihailovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihailovic.
Mihailovic misses with a right hand
and Mihailovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mihailovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mihailovic throws a series of punches but Abbot avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Abbot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mihailovic throws a hook but Abbot avoids it easily.
Mihailovic swings widly with a right hand
and Abbot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lubomir Mihailovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Mihailovic misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mihailovic misses the shot to the body.
Abbot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mihailovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mihailovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abbot counters with a straight right hand.
Abbot drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Mihailovic right on the button. Mihailovic goes down! Abbot follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Abbot gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Abbot!
In his post fight interview, Tony Abbot started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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