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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Abbott Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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247 lbs
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259 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Abbott Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abbott Jr as he jumps to the side.
Hunt looking to score a takedown here. Abbott Jr is defending well but Hunt drives through and ends up in Abbott Jr's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Abbott Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunt trying to control but Abbott Jr is working from the bottom.
Abbott Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Abbott Jr blocks nicely.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Abbott Jr is keeping the position.
Hunt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abbott Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hunt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Abbott Jr sprawls well. Abbott Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Abbott Jr.
No joy there for Abbott Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abbott Jr as he avoids it easily.
David Abbott Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Hunt.
Hunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abbott Jr swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunt misses with a takedown
and Abbott Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunt with a poor takedown
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Hunt looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt moves forwards but Abbott Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hunt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abbott Jr holds on and takes a little breather.
Hunt trying to control but Abbott Jr is working from the bottom.
Hunt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abbott Jr trying to control the position here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Abbott Jr is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because David Abbott Jr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hunt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abbott Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Abbott Jr enables Hunt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Abbott Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hunt works over Abbott Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abbott Jr is pulling down on Hunt's head to control his posture.
Hunt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hunt looking to sit in guard and control but Abbott Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hunt throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hunt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abbott Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Abbott Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott Jr throws a strike but Hunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abbott Jr keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abbott Jr wants to sweep here but Hunt controlling him for the moment.
Hunt stands up over Abbott Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hunt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Abbott Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Abbott Jr has escaped and now he's on top!
Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Abbott Jr is working Hunt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Hunt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abbott Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Abbott Jr scores with a nice head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abbott Jr.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Abbott Jr shows good takedown defense.
David Abbott Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Hunt.
Abbott Jr scores with a one two! Hunt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Abbott Jr lands with a hook. Hunt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Abbott Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hunt eats them both and turns towards Abbott Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hunt is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunt is still in real trouble! Can Abbott Jr finish him?
Derek Hunt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hunt wants to work for an arm triangle but Abbott Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hunt is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Abbott Jr reverses the position - he's now on top in Hunt's guard.
Abbott Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt keeping full guard, as Abbott Jr tries to pass.
Hunt seems to have recovered his senses.
Abbott Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hunt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abbott Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Abbott Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hunt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abbott Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abbott Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abbott Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Hunt's brow.
Abbott Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abbott Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Abbott Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abbott Jr gets to his feet and stands over Hunt, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hunt felt that one! Abbott Jr unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hunt from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Abbott Jr!
David Abbott Jr really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellraiser Fightgear (10$ clothing SALE) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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