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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 8248 p4p, 653 weight class) and Lewis Temby (ranked 3178 p4p, 382 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Temby has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lewis Temby is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 cm
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185 lbs
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185 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Temby! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Temby missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Abel ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Abel lands a jab. Temby takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Abel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Temby stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Temby tries to clinch and Abel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Abel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temby.
Temby tries to clinch up but Abel circles away and keeps his distance. Abel quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Temby is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Abel throwing a counter right hand but Temby manages to avoid it. Abel avoids the body shot from Temby.
Temby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Excellent takedown into side control there by Temby. Abel is trying to get back to half guard. Abel is working hard here to advance position. Abel keeps Temby under control for a moment. Abel is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Wild Beasts Zoo that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. Abel is looking for a sweep. Abel keeping his opponent close. You can see the frustration on Abel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Abel is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Temby off and has taken his back! Abel not allowing Temby to control his hands. Temby is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Abel.
Temby is trying to get back to his feet but Abel has full control of the position and if anything, Temby has just worked his way into a worse spot. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Abel biding his time, controlling Temby.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Abel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Temby turns into Abel and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Temby wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Abel keeping full guard, as Temby tries to pass. Abel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Temby controlling the position well. Temby tries to get to full guard but Abel has control of the leg. Temby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Abel wants to take a breather but Temby is having none of it. Temby wants to get back to full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aristides Abel dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Temby shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Temby prevents Abel from improving his position. Temby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abel defending well though. Temby landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Abel is trying to maintain the position but Temby is very close to passing his half guard. Temby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Abel wants to improve his position but Temby is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Abel trying to control from the bottom.
Abel is trying to get back to full guard. Temby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Abel is trying to get back to full guard. Ground and pound from Temby. Abel tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Temby has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Abel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Temby.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Abel tries to get back to half guard but can't. Abel tries to hold on but Temby postures up. Abel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Temby raining down shots from the mount! Abel regains half guard. Temby throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Temby not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Temby wants to control but Abel is keeping him busy. Lewis Temby has got the better of the ground game so far. Temby wants to pass to mount but Abel is defending the position. Temby is working for a submission of some sort.
Temby is looking to take a break and control but Abel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Temby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Abel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Temby's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Temby's back! Abel is riding his opponent, not letting Temby buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Temby trying to control the hands but Abel breaks the grip. Abel is looking to control Temby but Temby is wriggling around and keeping busy. Abel controlling well, preventing Temby from escaping the position.
Temby trying to control the hands but Abel won't let him. Temby tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Abel controlling his opponent. Abel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Temby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Temby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel. Temby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Abel tests Temby's chin there with a solid looking shot. Lewis Temby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Abel swings for the body but Temby moves out of range.
Abel throws a body punch but Temby moves out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Temby! But no joy. Temby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Temby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abel lands with a shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Temby throws a right and a left that both miss. Aristides Abel is winning the standup battle so far. Temby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abel. Abel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Abel manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Abel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Temby.
Temby blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Abel.
Temby is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Abel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abel lands an uppercut. Abel lands with a light punch inside. Abel lands a shoulder strike. Temby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abel blocks it with crossed arms. A hook to the body from Abel.
Temby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Temby struggles to land a body shot inside as Abel controls his hands.
Abel cracks Temby with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Abel. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Abel lands with a right to the head. Temby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abel tries to work over Temby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Temby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abel. Abel pushes Temby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Abel lands with a right to the head. Abel pushes off an throws an elbow but Temby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Abel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Temby is rocked! Abel lands a body punch in the clinch. Aristides Abel has scored more points in the clinch so far. Abel pushes Temby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Temby is still on wobbly legs! Can Abel finish him? Abel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A body shot lands from Abel.
Abel digs a right hand into Temby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Temby's gas tank. Abel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Temby can do to turn this around? A right hand to the body from Abel.
Abel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Temby or not. Abel lands a body punch. Abel lands a right hand. Abel creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Temby's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Temby drops to his knees and Abel pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aristides Abel! Aristides Abel decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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