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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Awanturnik Oporowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Awanturnik Oporowy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Awanturnik Oporowy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oporowy walks into a stiff left hand from Abbott.
Oporowy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abbott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oporowy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbott misses the shot to the body.
Oporowy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oporowy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abbott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abbott tries to clinch up but Oporowy circles away and keeps his distance.
Oporowy tries to clinch up but Abbott circles away and keeps his distance.
Oporowy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abbott keeps the fight on the outside.
Oporowy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abbott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abbott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abbott circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abbott.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott keeps the fight on the outside.
Abbott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oporowy clinches.
Oporowy landing knees to the head.
It looks like Anthony Abbott has been cut.
Abbott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oporowy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbott's face.
Abbott being controlled against the cage.
Knees to the body from Oporowy.
Abbott is trying to maintain a safe position but Oporowy gets an underhook and turns Abbott into the cage.
Oporowy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbott's face.
A frustrated look appears on Abbott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oporowy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbott's face.
Oporowy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oporowy scores with a knee to the head.
Abbott misses with a knee strike.
Oporowy scores with a knee to the head.
Abbott is trying to force a seperation but Oporowy has the dominant position.
Oporowy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Abbott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oporowy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is looking to break free of the clinch but Oporowy has double underhooks.
Abbott misses with a body punch.
Abbott is looking to break free of the clinch but Oporowy has double underhooks.
Oporowy scores with a knee to the head.
Oporowy scores a nice knee to the body.
Abbott is breathing heavily.
Oporowy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oporowy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oporowy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abbott in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oporowy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oporowy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Abbott up against the cage.
Abbott takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abbott letting Oporowy take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Oporowy.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oporowy lands a knee to the head.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Oporowy.
Abbott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oporowy scores with a knee to the head.
Oporowy stalling the fight.
Oporowy with a knee to the head.
Abbott misses with a body punch.
Abbott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oporowy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Oporowy.
Oporowy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oporowy stalling against the cage.
Abbott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Abbott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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!
Oporowy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abbott misses with the head strike.
Oporowy stalling the fight.
Abbott is trying to break the clinch but Oporowy is controlling him.
Abbott is trying to break the clinch but Oporowy is controlling him.
Oporowy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abbott takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abbott being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oporowy obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Awanturnik Oporowy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Abbott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abbott tries to keep at a distance but Oporowy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abbott is trying to break free.
Abbott working hard to break the clinch.
Oporowy scores a nice knee to the body.
Abbott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oporowy has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Abbott tries a knee to the head but Oporowy blocks it.
Abbott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oporowy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abbott is looking to break free of the clinch but Oporowy has double underhooks.
Oporowy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abbott's efforts to push away.
Abbott misses with a punch on the inside.
Oporowy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oporowy lands a nice knee to the body.
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
Oporowy landing knees to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Awanturnik Oporowy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abbott using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oporowy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oporowy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Oporowy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Oporowy continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Awanturnik Oporowy.
Oporowy clinches up against the cage.
Oporowy working Abbott over with knees to the body.
Oporowy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abbott in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Oporowy.
Oporowy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abbott in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oporowy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oporowy landing knees to the body.
Oporowy with a knee to the head.
Oporowy lands a good knee to the midsection. Abbott won't want to take too many of those.
Oporowy prevents Abbott from breaking the clinch.
Oporowy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Abbott up against the cage.
Oporowy working Abbott over with knees to the body.
Abbott has a couple of punches blocked by Oporowy.
Oporowy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oporowy landing knees to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oporowy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oporowy is stalling here.
A knee to the head by Oporowy.
Abbott stalling in the clinch but Oporowy improves position.
Oporowy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oporowy with a knee to the head.
Abbott takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oporowy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oporowy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oporowy has Abbott pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oporowy scores with a knee to the head.
Oporowy scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Oporowy.
Oporowy landing knees to the body.
Oporowy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oporowy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abbott is trying to break the clinch but Oporowy is controlling him.
Oporowy tries to stall but Abbott uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Oporowy.
Abbott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oporowy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oporowy misses with a knee to the head.
Abbott working hard to break the clinch.
Oporowy leaning against his opponent.
Oporowy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Awanturnik Oporowy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Abbott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Oporowy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oporowy wants to clinch.
Oporowy ducks under a wild hook from Abbott.
Abbott swats away the attempt to clinch by Oporowy.
Oporowy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abbott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oporowy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abbott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oporowy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oporowy moves out of range of the strikes.
Abbott throws a series of punches but Oporowy moves out of range.
Abbott lands a really nice looking cross but Oporowy seems unphased.
Oporowy tries to clinch there but Abbott circles away.
Abbott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abbott lands with a straight right. Oporowy didn't see that one coming.
Oporowy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abbott, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head.
Oporowy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oporowy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oporowy lands a knee to the body.
Oporowy landing knees to the head.
Abbott swings wildly with an uppercut but Oporowy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oporowy crunches a lovely knee into Abbott's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Oporowy.
Oporowy with a knee to the head.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oporowy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oporowy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Abbott up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oporowy.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abbott is trying to break free.
Oporowy lands a knee to the body.
Oporowy crunches a lovely knee into Abbott's ribcage.
Abbott is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abbott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oporowy stalls.
Oporowy landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oporowy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abbott being controlled against the cage.
Abbott is trying to break free.
Abbott is trying to break the clinch but Oporowy is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Abbott fails to land.
Abbott takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oporowy just leaning against Abbott, taking a breather.
Oporowy with a knee to the head.
Oporowy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oporowy.
Anthony Abbott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oporowy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbott has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abbott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abbott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oporowy has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oporowy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abbott's efforts to push away.
Oporowy tries a knee to the head but Abbott blocks it.
Oporowy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abbott avoids it.
Abbott struggles to land a body shot inside as Oporowy controls his hands.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oporowy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abbott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oporowy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abbott's efforts to push away.
Abbott misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oporowy stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oporowy as Abbott tries to tie him up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abbott throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Awanturnik Oporowy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oporowy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Awanturnik Oporowy!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Awanturnik Oporowy!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Awanturnik Oporowy!
Awanturnik Oporowy wins by unanimous decision!
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