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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Abusy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Abusy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abusy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Locke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Locke takes a swing at Abusy's ribcage but misses.
Locke 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abusy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Locke works Abusy's body with a nice hook.
Locke takes the fight into the clinch.
Locke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Locke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke lands an uppercut.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abusy backwards.
Locke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abusy takes a shot to the head.
Abusy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Abusy misses its intended target.
Locke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Locke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Locke throws a combination that misses
and Abusy counters with a thumping low kick.
No joy there for Locke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Locke!
It looks like Gary Abusy has been cut.
Abusy digs a good hook to Locke's body.
Abusy misses with a double jab
and Locke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abusy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Locke's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Abusy throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.
Locke flicks out a counter leg kick but Abusy steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Abusy.
Abusy throws a sloppy head kick and Locke moves out of range easily.
Locke rushes Abusy and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Locke.
Locke digs a right hand underneath Abusy's ribcage. Abusy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Locke is working Abusy over against the cage.
Abusy breaks from the clinch.
Abusy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abusy throws a shot from downtown. Locke moves away and avoids it.
Locke tries a head kick but it misses.
Locke closes the distance and clinches.
Locke lands a body shot.
A short left from Locke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke stalling in the clinch.
Locke just leaning against Abusy, taking a breather.
Locke pushes Abusy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Locke.
Abusy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abusy momentarily.
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abusy was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.
Locke tries to move into range but Abusy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Locke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abusy throws out a powerful jab.
Abusy misses with an uppercut.
Abusy wants to slow Locke down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abusy breaks from the clinch.
Locke clinches up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Locke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Locke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Locke digs a right hand underneath Abusy's ribcage. Abusy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Locke.
Locke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abusy.
Abusy manages to break the clinch.
Gary Abusy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke misses with a low kick.
Locke closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that round.
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.
Locke drives through and clinches with Abusy against the cage.
Abusy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Locke.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Locke moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick by Abusy misses
and Locke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick from Locke misses.
Locke clinches up against the cage.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke tries a body shot but Abusy blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke scores with a shoulder strike.
Abusy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abusy looks to land a combination but Locke avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Locke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke rushes Abusy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Abusy avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
Locke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Locke is leaning against Abusy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Locke gets through Abusy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Locke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Locke digs a right hand into Abusy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abusy's gas tank.
Locke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abusy backwards.
Locke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Locke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Locke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locke misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Locke.
Locke scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Locke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abusy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Locke misses with a low kick.
Locke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Locke walks into a stiff left hand from Abusy.
Locke connects with a single shot there.
Abusy looks to land a combination but Locke avoids it well.
Locke misses with a few strikes there.
Locke clinches up with Abusy and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
Locke lands a shot to the body.
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
Locke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abusy breaks from the clinch.
Gary Abusy is winning the standup battle so far.
Abusy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abusy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abusy. That's going to slow Locke down.
Locke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Locke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abusy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John Locke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Abusy breaks from the clinch.
Abusy takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Abusy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Locke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Locke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abusy, pushing him back against the cage.
Locke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abusy backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abusy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Locke slips a jab and a cross from Abusy.
Locke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke rushes Abusy and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
A short body shot lands from Locke as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
Locke pushes Abusy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Locke lands a right hand.
Locke lands a right hand.
Locke lands a shot to the body.
Locke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Abusy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Abusy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Locke throws a head kick that misses.
Abusy is looking to counter punch.
Donk. Abusy catches Locke right on the button with a cross.
Locke rushes Abusy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Locke on the inside.
Locke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Locke.
A right handed body shot lands from Locke.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Locke.
Locke lands with a right to the head.
Locke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locke is leaning against Abusy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke gets through Abusy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abusy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abusy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Locke has closed the distance and engaged Abusy in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Locke.
Locke lands a body punch.
Locke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abusy.
Locke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abusy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abusy takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Locke.
Locke lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abusy backwards.
Abusy is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Locke as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Locke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Abusy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Locke misses with a body punch.
Abusy seems to have got his legs back now.
Abusy breaks from the clinch.
Abusy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Locke moves into range and clinches up with Abusy.
Abusy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke gets a clinch.
Abusy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Locke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Locke tries to work over Abusy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke scores with a shot to the side of Abusy's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Abusy backwards.
Locke unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Abusy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Locke is unloading with more strikes now! Abusy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Locke!
In defeat, Gary Abusy stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will come back next time!'.
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