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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Abcede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thursday-Crossout the Eyes. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Abcede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymond Rabago!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abcede shoots for a takedown but Rabago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rabago misses with a head kick.
Abcede shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Abcede scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abcede missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abcede thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rabago blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abcede.
Abcede 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.
Rabago is trying to stand.
Abcede throwing shots but Rabago is blocking nicely.
Abcede scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abcede working over Rabago with some ground and pound. Rabago looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Abcede thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rabago's head.
Rabago kicks off Abcede and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Raymond Rabago has been cut.
Abcede shoots in for a takedown but Rabago shows good takedown defense.
Abcede has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Abcede. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rabago stuffs the takedown attempt from Abcede. Abcede gets slowly back to his feet.
Raymond Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abcede is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Rabago as Abcede shoots in.
A nice combination there by Rabago.
Rabago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rabago moves into range and clinches up with Abcede.
Rabago has had enough of the clinch but Abcede keeps him there for the moment.
Rabago is trying to break the clinch but Abcede is controlling him.
Rabago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rabago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rabago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago wants to clinch.
Rabago throws a one two combo.
Rabago leaves Abcede with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rabago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abcede paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Rabago finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rabago closes the distance and pushes Abcede back into the cage.
Rabago breaks the clinch.
Rabago lands with a kick to the temple. Abcede shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Abcede closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rabago counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rabago.
Rabago lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abcede backs up against the cage.
Rabago lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abcede's sensitive parts.
Abcede takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rabago misses with a few strikes there.
Rabago throws a right hand that Abcede ducks under and follows up with a left that Abcede also avoids with ease.
Abcede doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rabago counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rabago scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Raymond Rabago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rabago stuffs the takedown.
Rabago attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abcede blocks a low kick nicely.
Abcede blocks a head kick by Rabago.
Rabago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rabago has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abcede breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabago misses with a low kick.
Rabago tries to keep at a distance but Abcede has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rabago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rabago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abcede paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Rabago.
Abcede takes a swing at Rabago's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabago throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Rabago. No joy for Abcede on that attempt.
Rabago tries a head kick but it misses.
Abcede shoots and misses
and Abcede takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Rabago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raymond Rabago's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abcede tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rabago feints and then cracks Abcede's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abcede down.
Abcede misses with a combination
and Abcede takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Rabago.
Abcede doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Abcede.
Rabago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rabago cracks Abcede with a good jab.
A jab from Abcede misses.
Rabago clinches.
Abcede drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rabago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago wants to break free but Abcede has control.
Rabago is looking to break free of the clinch but Abcede has double underhooks.
Rabago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rabago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abcede rushes Rabago and presses him up against the cage.
Abcede tries for a takedown but Rabago manages to get underhooks.
Rabago breaks the clinch.
Rabago lands a jab to the head.
Rabago stuns Abcede with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rabago.
Abcede misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rabago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abcede darts in trying to clinch
and Rabago counters with a body kick that stops Abcede in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abcede shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Abcede. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rabago tries to break the clinch but Abcede is controlling the position.
A short right from Rabago.
Abcede has Rabago pressed against the cage, preventing Rabago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rabago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abcede doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rabago counters with a one-two to the body.
Rabago scores with a leg kick.
Rabago has closed the distance and engaged Abcede in a clinch.
Abcede pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abcede.
Rabago connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abcede fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Raymond Rabago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rabago tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabago throws a sloppy head kick and Abcede moves out of range easily.
Abcede shoots for a double leg takedown but Rabago sprawls well. He's pushed Abcede's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rabago stuffs the takedown.
Rabago misses with a two punch combination.
Abcede shoots in but no luck this time.
Abcede has his takedown stuffed
and Rabago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Abcede misses
and Rabago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rabago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abcede counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rabago is trying to stand back up but Abcede is controlling him
Abcede lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago is looking to escape.
Rabago blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abcede.
Rabago kicks off Abcede and gets to his feet.
Rabago wants to clinch.
Rabago tries to clinch but Abcede moves out of range.
Rabago moves into range and clinches up with Abcede.
Rabago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rabago is working the combinations to good effect here.
A combination from Rabago does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Rabago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raymond Rabago's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Abcede dives in and grabs Rabago's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rabago pushes down on Abcede's head and hops out.
Abcede shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abcede circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rabago has managed to clinch.
Rabago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abcede is trying to break the clinch but Rabago is controlling him.
Abcede looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rabago is trying to force a seperation but Abcede has the dominant position.
Rabago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Rabago.
Rabago moves into the clinch.
Abcede goes for a takedown attempt but Rabago pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Abcede. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abcede takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abcede misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abcede shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rabago pinned against the cage. Rabago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Abcede throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rabago misses with a head kick.
Rabago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rabago looks to land a combination but Abcede avoids it well.
Rabago scores with a nice body kick.
Abcede tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabago looks to land a body kick but Abcede moved away.
Abcede shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rabago defends it nicely.
Rabago throws a nice looking combination but Abcede bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two 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.
Abcede tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rabago scores with a one two! Abcede had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Abcede shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rabago but Rabago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ivan Abcede is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rabago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Abcede.
Abcede throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rabago lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abcede's sensitive parts.
Abcede tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rabago sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abcede somewhat.
Rabago takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Abcede drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rabago pushes Abcede back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rabago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rabago.
Abcede is looking to wear down Rabago with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rabago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rabago slaps away a takedown attempt from Abcede, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abcede tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rabago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rabago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abcede counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rabago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rabago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet but Abcede is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Abcede landing some decent shots from guard.
Abcede postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivan Abcede has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abcede throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rabago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Rabago!
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