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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Die for Metal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Abreu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abreu.
Abreu cracks Gracie with a good jab.
Abreu takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Abreu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Abreu settles back down.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good shot there by Abreu.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abreu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Abreu throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Abreu jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Gracie.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gracie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abreu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Abreu motions for Gracie to come forward. Abreu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abreu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Abreu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Abreu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abreu throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Abreu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abreu.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Gracie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Abreu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A head kick misses from Abreu.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Abreu scores with a hook.
Abreu throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abreu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abreu blocks a jab.
Gracie is looking to land body kicks.
Abreu avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Abreu throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Abreu thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Abreu seems unphased.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Abreu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abreu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Abreu lands a lovely overhand right.
Abreu connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abreu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Abreu scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Abreu stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Cooper Abreu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.
Some bone on bone action there as Abreu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abreu tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Abreu scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Abreu misses its intended target.
Abreu avoids the head kick by Gracie.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gracie.
Abreu throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gracie!
Abreu throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Abreu throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Abreu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abreu shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Abreu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Abreu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abreu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abreu tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Abreu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abreu.
Abreu blocks a leg kick.
Abreu takes one to the chin there.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Abreu wants to control but Gracie passes into side.
Abreu is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abreu is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Abreu is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abreu keeps working.
Abreu is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abreu prevents Gracie from moving into mount.
Abreu is looking for a sweep.
Abreu trying to remain calm as Gracie controls from the top position.
Abreu is trying to get back to half guard.
Abreu is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abreu is trying to work for a sweep but Gracie has mounted him!
Abreu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abreu.
Gracie controls Abreu momentarily but Abreu frees himself.
Abreu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abreu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie trying to control but Abreu is working from the bottom.
Abreu is looking to sweep but instead, Gracie has passed into half guard.
Abreu is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ricardo Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Abreu's brow.
Abreu looking for a sweep. Not yet Abreu, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Abreu's guard.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Abreu is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Abreu cracks the inside of Gracie's front leg.
Abreu throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abreu checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Abreu shoots in.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gracie wants to slow Abreu down by chopping away at his legs.
Abreu defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Abreu misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abreu slips a jab from Gracie.
Abreu throws a leg kick that misses.
Abreu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Abreu moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Abreu scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses
and Abreu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Abreu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gracie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Abreu cracks Gracie with a big elbow.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Abreu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Abreu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Abreu has passed into side control.
Abreu is trying to ground and pound but Gracie uses the momentary lack of control by Abreu to regain half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Abreu wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Abreu lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie has hold of Abreu's hands but Abreu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Abreu pushes his legs off easily.
Abreu trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Abreu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abreu is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie is working Abreu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abreu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abreu keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Abreu clearly takes that round.
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.
Abreu misses with a low kick.
Gracie with the counter takedown but Abreu avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Abreu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie cracks Abreu with a good jab.
Abreu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cooper Abreu is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Abreu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Abreu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie motions for Abreu to come forward. Gracie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Abreu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Abreu.
Abreu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abreu shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Abreu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abreu just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abreu. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abreu is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Abreu lands a nice looking body kick.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie throws a head kick but Abreu moves out of range.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Abreu checks it
and Abreu counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Abreu uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Abreu wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Abreu throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Abreu is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Abreu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abreu wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abreu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abreu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Abreu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Abreu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gracie avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu lands a head kick!
Abreu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abreu misses with a low kick.
Abreu walks into a jab.
Abreu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abreu's head backwards.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abreu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Abreu throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Abreu had his way with Ricardo Gracie in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Abreu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Abreu, which made it look bad.
Abreu throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Abreu. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Abreu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie is trying to keep Abreu in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to hit a switch here but Abreu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gracie there!
Abreu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Abreu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Abreu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie can't escape the position.
Gracie wants to hold on but Abreu pushes him away.
Abreu with good strikes from the mount here!
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie is not content to let Abreu control the position.
Abreu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ricardo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abreu wants to pass to mount but Gracie is defending the position.
Abreu moves nicely into side control.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Abreu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Abreu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sloppy strikes there by Abreu.
Gracie is trying to control Abreu's posture but Abreu avoids it.
Abreu scores with punches from side control.
Gracie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Abreu is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Abreu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Abreu.
Abreu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Abreu avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Abreu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Abreu controlling the pace for now.
Abreu with good strikes from the mount here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cooper Abreu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abreu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cooper Abreu!
Cooper Abreu retains his welterweight title!
Cooper Abreu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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