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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen comes to the cage accompanied by M.O.P. - Ante Up. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Darrell Abbott enters the cage!
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179 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Darrell Abbott!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott misses with a combination
and Owen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Owen misses with a takedown attempt - Abbott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abbott throws an off balance right hand
and Owen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Owen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abbott can't break the clinch.
Abbott wants to break free but Owen has control.
Owen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abbott misses with a combination
and Owen counters with a single leg into guard. Abbott didn't expect that.
Abbott trying to strike off his back.
Owen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Owen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Owen stands and steps away. Abbott gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Abbott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Patrick Owen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abbott misses with a hook
and Owen counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Abbott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abbott connects with a body shot.
Owen is breathing heavily.
Abbott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abbott throws a poor cross that misses
and Owen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a body punch
and Owen counters with a left and a right that stings Abbott.
Owen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abbott doesn't seem bothered though.
Owen fails with a takedown attempt.
Abbott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abbott scores with a body shot.
Owen moves out of range of the strikes.
Abbott tests Owen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbott throws a right and a left that Owen avoids nicely.
Abbott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Patrick Owen's cut is getting worse.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Owen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Owen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Abbott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a body shot.
Abbott punishes Owen's body with a nice straight punch.
Abbott lands with a hook. Owen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Owen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Owen moves out of range as Abbott strikes.
Owen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Abbott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Owen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Abbott missing with punches from the bottom.
Abbott misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Owen decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Abbott throws a low kick but it's checked well by Owen.
Abbott is looking to clinch.
Owen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abbott throws a jab when Owen was well out of range.
Owen shoots in for a takedown but Abbott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott works the jab nicely.
Abbott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Owen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Owen jumps into guard, dragging Abbott to the mat.
Owen wants to stand but Abbott is controlling the position.
Abbott wants to pass the guard but Owen is keeping the position.
Owen is trying to control the position but Abbott postures up.
Owen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Owen trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abbott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Abbott would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Owen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbott trying to stand up but can't free himself from Owen's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abbott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abbott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abbott prevents Owen from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Abbott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Owen'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.
Abbott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Owen keeps the fight on the outside.
Abbott misses with a wild combination.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Owen closes the distance and clinches.
Owen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Abbott pulls his leg out and moves away.
Abbott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Owen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Owen slips under a jab from Abbott.
Abbott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Owen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abbott throws a combination that misses
and Owen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Owen.
Abbott is looking to break free of the clinch but Owen has double underhooks.
Owen is trying to force a seperation but Abbott has the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abbott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abbott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Owen tries to break the clinch but Abbott is controlling the position.
Abbott tries to break the clinch but Owen is controlling the position.
Abbott is trying to force a seperation but Owen has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott is trying to break free.
Abbott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abbott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Owen walks away with a smile on his face. Abbott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big left from Abbott misses.
Abbott throws a lazy right hand but Owen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abbott swings widly with a right hand
and Owen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Abbott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Owen's efforts to push away.
Abbott tries to break free but Owen pushes him back against the cage.
Owen prevents Abbott from breaking the clinch.
Abbott wants to get back to striking at distance but Owen won't allow it.
Abbott working hard to break the clinch.
Owen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abbott tries to break free but Owen pushes him back against the cage.
Abbott is looking to break free of the clinch but Owen has double underhooks.
Owen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patrick Owen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Owen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Owen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Abbott throws a hook but Owen avoids it easily.
Abbott throws a lazy uppercut
and Owen counters with a series of strikes. Abbott will be more careful next time no doubt.
Owen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Owen wants to clinch.
Abbott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abbott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abbott misses with a left hand
and Owen counters with a single leg into guard. Abbott didn't expect that.
Abbott thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Owen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Abbott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Owen as he avoids it easily.
Darrell Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbott throws a lazy uppercut
and Owen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Abbott!
Abbott swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Abbott is squirming around, avoiding Owen's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen working the ground and pound effectively.
Abbott wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Owen blocks Abbott's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Owen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Abbott can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Owen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Abbott hang on?
Patrick Owen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Owen with the ground and pound from mount.
Owen tries to control but Abbott wriggling away.
Abbott flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Abbott tries to reverse the position but Owen maintains control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Owen trying to control but Abbott is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Owen throwing strikes here but Abbott is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Abbott swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Abbott is working to get back to half guard.
Abbott throwing hammer fists to the chest of Owen. What's that going to do exactly?
Abbott is looking to get to half guard.
Owen looking to secure an arm triangle but Abbott defends it well.
Abbott bucks Owen off and manages to get back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abbott throws a lazy head kick
enabling Owen to counter with a crisp jab.
Owen lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Owen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Owen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Owen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Owen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Owen.
Abbott scores with a hook.
Owen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abbott lands the left hand.
Abbott thuds his right hand into Owen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Patrick Owen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Abbott misses with a shot to the body
and Owen counters with a series of strikes. Abbott will be more careful next time no doubt.
Abbott throws a good cross that connects.
Abbott lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abbott misses the body punch
and Owen counters with a series of strikes. Abbott will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darrell Abbott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Owen dives in and grabs Abbott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abbott pushes down on Owen's head and hops out.
Owen keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, jab by Abbott - just one landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Owen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Abbott eats them both and turns towards Owen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen tries to clinch but Abbott moves out of range.
Abbott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abbott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Owen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Owen is working for takedown but Abbott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Abbott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Owen has Abbott pressed against the cage, preventing Abbott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abbott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abbott tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Owen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abbott throws a right hand that misses
and Owen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Owen.
Owen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abbott can't break the clinch.
Abbott is trying to break the clinch but Owen is controlling him.
Owen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Owen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abbott misses with an uppercut
and Owen counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owen defending well as Abbott loads up on a big left hand.
Owen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Abbott misses.
Abbott misses the body punch
and Owen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Owen tries to clinch up but Abbott circles away and keeps his distance.
Abbott misses with a lunging right hand
and Owen counters with a three punch combo that has Abbott backing up. Abbott nods at Owen to acknowledge the strikes.
Abbott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Owen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Abbott looks to score with a jab to the body but Owen is just out of range.
Owen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Owen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Owen scores with a one two! Abbott had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Abbott throws a body punch but Owen moves out of range.
Owen fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owen was well out of range. Poor timing from Abbott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Owen as he avoids it easily.
Owen moves into the clinch.
Abbott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abbott manages to break the clinch.
Abbott throws a poor cross that misses
and Owen moves into the clinch.
Owen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Abbott uses from the top position.
Abbott wants to stand but Owen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Abbott looking to sit in guard and control but Owen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Owen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Abbott tries to bum rush Owen with a series of wild strikes but Owen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abbott misses with a hook to the body
and Owen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Owen is keen to just control but Abbott is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Owen.
Owen trying to control the action but Abbott is working from the bottom.
Abbott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Owen is working for a submission of some sort.
Owen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Owen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Owen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Owen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abbott tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Abbott is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
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 Patrick Owen.
I think Owen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Darrell Abbott!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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