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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Abellan (ranked 3949 p4p, 416 weight class) and Coach Boxy (ranked 4139 p4p, 428 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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157 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerardo Abellan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Coach Boxy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abellan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abellan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boxy counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Gerardo Abellan has been cut.
Abellan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boxy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abellan moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxy.
Boxy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abellan.
Boxy blocks an uppercut.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxy throws a head punch that misses.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
Boxy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boxy blocks an uppercut.
Boxy takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abellan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abellan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abellan misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Boxy.
Boxy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abellan's elbow.
Boxy swings wildly with an uppercut but Abellan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxy throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Abellan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boxy.
Boxy scores with a shoulder strike.
Abellan misses with some punches.
Abellan prevents a body shot from Boxy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxy lands with a right to the head.
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!
Still in the clinch, Boxy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boxy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boxy misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxy misses with some punches.
Abellan misses with a punch on the inside.
Abellan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boxys head.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boxy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abellan lands a body punch.
Abellan misses with a punch on the inside.
Abellan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abellan.
Boxy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxy lands a nice shot to the body.
Abellan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abellan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boxy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Boxy.
Boxy working aggressively here.
Abellan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abellan throws a head punch that misses.
Abellan lands a nice uppercut.
Boxy blocking some punches.
Abellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxy tries to throw a body punch but Abellan avoids it by throwing Boxy back against the cage.
Abellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boxy blocks an uppercut.
Boxy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxy lands with a short shot to the head.
Boxy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Abellan fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Boxy fails to land.
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!
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxy.
Abellan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boxy scores with a shoulder strike.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boxy has a couple of punches blocked by Abellan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Abellan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerardo Abellan'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.
Abellan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abellan clinches with his opponent.
Boxy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gerardo Abellan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boxy scores with a hook to the body.
Boxy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boxy presses Abellan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Boxy.
Abellan blocks a body shot from Boxy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxy uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan.
Abellan misses with the head strike.
Boxy blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Boxy.
Abellan lands with a right to the head.
Abellan lands an uppercut.
Abellan prevents a body shot from Boxy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Abellan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boxy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abellan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abellan breaks from the clinch.
Boxy moves to clinch but Abellan breaks away
and Abellan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abellan rushes Boxy and presses him up against the cage.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxy misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abellan lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abellan throws a head punch that misses.
Abellan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
Boxy blocking some punches.
Boxy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boxy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abellan manages to avoid it.
Boxy lands with a right hand.
A big right from Abellan misses.
Abellan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boxy can do to turn this around?
Abellan pushes Boxy up against the cage in a clinch.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abellan prevents a body shot from Boxy.
Boxy manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abellan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Boxy.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
Abellan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Abellan working aggressively here.
Boxy blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boxy.
Abellan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boxy backwards.
Abellan lands a hook that snaps the head of Boxy backwards.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Boxy.
Boxy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abellan's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boxy tries to throw a body punch but Abellan avoids it by throwing Boxy back against the cage.
Abellan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abellan misses with some punches.
Boxy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Abellan fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abellan lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Abellan.
Abellan taking a breather.
Abellan working aggressively here.
Abellan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abellan is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Abellan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerardo Abellan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Abellan throws a lazy uppercut
and Boxy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abellan thinking.
Boxy lands a jab to the head.
Abellan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abellan throws out a loose jab but Boxy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxy defending well as Abellan loads up on a big left hand.
Boxy throws a shot from downtown. Abellan moves away and avoids it.
Abellan throws a lazy uppercut
and Boxy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abellan lunges at Boxy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boxy's hand.
Nice uppercut there from Abellan.
Abellan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abellan wants to clinch up but Boxy keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Boxy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abellan throws a body punch but Boxy moves out of range.
Abellan missing with a left hand there. Boxy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boxy is looking for the big counter here.
Boxy misses with a body shot.
Boxy throws the left hand but Abellan avoids the punch easily.
Boxy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abellan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abellan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boxy under the eye.
Boxy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abellan rushes Boxy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abellan scores with a shoulder strike.
Abellan prevents a body shot from Boxy.
Boxy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abellan's elbow.
Abellan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boxys head.
Abellan misses with a punch on the inside.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abellan blocks a body shot from Boxy.
A head punch on the inside from Boxy fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxy lands a left hand.
Abellan throws a punch but it's blocked by Boxy.
Boxy misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abellan misses with the head strike.
Boxy misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abellan throws a head punch that misses.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Abellan fails to land.
Boxy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxy.
Boxy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boxy stalls.
Abellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abellan blocks a body shot from Boxy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boxy.
Boxy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abellan backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Abellan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan.
Boxy misses with some punches.
Coach Boxy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abellan working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan.
Boxy misses with some punches.
Abellan lands a nice uppercut.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Boxy.
Abellan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abellan misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Boxy fails to land.
Gerardo Abellan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxy blocks an uppercut.
Abellan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxy misses with a two punch combination.
Abellan loads up on a big right hand but Boxy slips the punch.
Abellan moves away from the strike by Boxy.
Good shot there by Abellan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abellan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boxy is looking to clinch.
Abellan moves into the clinch.
Boxy scores with a hook to the body.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Boxy.
Boxy tries to throw a body punch but Abellan avoids it by throwing Boxy back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Boxy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gerardo Abellan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abellan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerardo Abellan!
Gerardo Abellan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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