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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonny Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago has chosen Thursday-Crossout the Eyes as his entrance music. Tonny Hansen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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186 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonny Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymond Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rabago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Rabago.
Hansen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rabago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hansen.
Tonny Hansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Rabago scores with a four punch combination!
Rabago shoots in but no luck this time.
Rabago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hansen.
Rabago tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabago looks for a takedown but Hansen sprawls well.
Rabago pushes Hansen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hansen lands with a light punch inside.
Hansen manages to break the clinch.
Hansen blocks a jab.
Rabago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hansen.
Hansen wants to clinch.
Hansen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rabago counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rabago chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hansen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rabago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rabago scores with a kick to the body.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Rabago lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rabago lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rabago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rabago connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rabago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tonny Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Rabago.
Hansen avoids the head kick by Rabago.
Rabago scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice takedown defense from Hansen. No joy for Rabago on that attempt.
Jab, jab by Rabago - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen shoots in looking for a takedown. Rabago tries to sprawl out of it but Hansen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rabago manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabago misses with a wild combination.
Rabago swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hansen.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt.
Rabago scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hansen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hansen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hansen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Rabago as Hansen shoots in.
Rabago throws a head kick that Hansen semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hansen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hansen.
Rabago dives in and grabs Hansen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hansen pushes down on Rabago's head and hops out.
Hansen dips to his left and cracks Rabago with an uppercut!
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabago tries to clinch up but Hansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Rabago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hansen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hansen.
Rabago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hansen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rabago makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rabago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hansen.
Hansen tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hansen misses the target.
Hansen avoids the head kick by Rabago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rabago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hansen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rabago did well to prevent Hansen getting side control.
Rabago pushes Hansen off and gets back to his feet.
Hansen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hansen throws a combination that misses
and Rabago counters with a thumping low kick.
A punch combination from Hansen misses.
Hansen tries to clinch but Rabago is having none of it.
Rabago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hansen scores with a hook.
Rabago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Rabago.
A combination from Hansen does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid body kick from Rabago.
Rabago slaps away a takedown attempt from Hansen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rabago. That's going to slow Hansen down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Rabago dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hansen tries to clinch there but Rabago circles away.
Raymond Rabago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hansen tries to clinch up.
Rabago throws a head kick that Hansen semi-blocks.
Rabago slips a straight right by Hansen.
Hansen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rabago is trying to defend but Hansen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hansen wants to stand up but Rabago is controlling the position.
Rabago is looking to escape.
Rabago blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hansen.
Hansen wants to stand up but Rabago has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hansen is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Rabago manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen trying to move into half guard but instead Rabago has managed to sweep!
Rabago gets to his feet. Hansen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rabago slips a jab and a cross from Hansen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rabago.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rabago.
Rabago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hansen tries to clinch up but Rabago circles away and keeps his distance.
Hansen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rabago has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hansen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rabago throws a sloppy head kick and Hansen moves out of range easily.
Rabago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Rabago - just one landing.
Hansen throws a hook but Rabago avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Hansen. That snapped Rabago's head back.
Hansen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hansen throws the kick towards the body but Rabago avoids it.
Hansen punishes Rabago's body with a nice straight punch.
Hansen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rabago circles away quickly and effectively.
Rabago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from Hansen both land. Nice combination.
Tonny Hansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rabago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hansen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rabago avoids it really well and circles away.
Hansen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rabago swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago misses with a few strikes there.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rabago slips under a jab.
Hansen closes the distance and clinches.
Hansen is working Rabago over against the cage.
Rabago tries to break the clinch but Hansen is controlling the position.
Hansen is pushing Rabago up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hansen manages to break the clinch.
Rabago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hansen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rabago scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rabago but Rabago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonny Hansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rabago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rabago.
Rabago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rabago plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hansen misses with a double jab
and Rabago counters with a head kick. That will keep Hansen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hansen tries to clinch up.
Rabago slips a jab and a cross from Hansen.
Hansen is looking to clinch but Rabago is avoiding it.
Hansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rabago but Rabago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rabago connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raymond Rabago will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hansen tries to clinch but Rabago moves out of range.
Hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rabago dodges the punch combination from Hansen.
Hansen wants to clinch.
Rabago shoots for a double leg takedown but Hansen sprawls well. He's pushed Rabago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rabago swats away the attempt to clinch by Hansen.
Rabago drops his hands momentarily and Hansen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabago with a jab.
Hansen checks a low kick from Rabago.
Rabago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hansen.
A jab lands there for Rabago.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hansen stuffs the takedown attempt from Rabago. Rabago gets slowly back to his feet.
Hansen throws a shot from downtown. Rabago moves away and avoids it.
Rabago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hansen circles away.
Tonny Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Rabago.
Hansen moves into the clinch successfully.
Hansen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rabago up against the cage.
Rabago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hansen has him pressed against the cage.
Hansen manages to break the clinch.
Rabago scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hansen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rabago pinned against the cage. Rabago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hansen throws a right and a left that Rabago avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Hansen with that takedown attempt.
Rabago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hansen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
Rabago throws a head kick that misses.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hansen scores with a sloppy right hand. Rabago should have avoided that one.
Hansen blocks a head kick by Rabago.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt - Rabago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rabago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rabago throws a leg kick which misses Hansen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hansen tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen misses with a double jab
and Rabago makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rabago.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rabago is trying to force a seperation but Hansen has the dominant position.
Hansen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hansen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rabago has a couple of punches blocked by Hansen.
Rabago breaks the clinch.
Hansen throws a body kick the misses
and Rabago counters with a nice leg kick.
Hansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rabago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hansen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rabago defending well as Hansen loads up on a big left hand.
Rabago lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hansen takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hansen tries to bum rush Rabago with a series of wild strikes but Rabago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hansen tries to clinch but Rabago moves out of range.
Hansen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rabago.
Hansen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rabago throws a head kick that half lands.
Hansen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rabago counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rabago scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hansen closes the distance and pushes Rabago back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hansen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabago tries a head kick but it misses.
Hansen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tonny Hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Rabago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rabago 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Rabago!
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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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