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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Michi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Abueva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ryu Michi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Michi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Calvin Abueva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michi throws a big shot that misses.
Abueva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abueva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abueva slowing the pace effectively.
Abueva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Michi is breathing heavily.
Abueva breaks the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Abueva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michi taking a bit of punishment here - Abueva scoring with strikes.
Abueva scores with punches from side control.
Abueva controls the position.
Abueva landing strikes.
Abueva working the head and body with strikes.
Abueva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nice sprawl there from Michi as Abueva shoots in.
Abueva clinches.
Abueva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Michi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abueva on the ground.
Abueva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abueva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Abueva seems to be working for a kimura but Michi defends the submission attempt.
Abueva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Michi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abueva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Abueva is keen to just control but Michi is a slippery customer.
Abueva stalling.
Michi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Michi tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abueva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Michi to stand up.
Abueva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Michi throws a wild body kick that Abueva sees coming a mile off.
Abueva avoids a kick to the body.
Abueva closes the distance and clinches.
Abueva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abueva instigates a clinch.
Michi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abueva breaks from the clinch.
Michi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abueva has time to react.
Abueva shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Abueva slips a jab and a cross from Michi.
Michi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abueva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Michi as he jumps to the side.
Ryu Michi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Abueva.
A head kick misses from Michi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abueva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Michi misses.
Michi throws a series of punches but Abueva moves out of range.
Abueva lands a front kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abueva is defended easily by Michi.
Michi swats away the attempt to clinch by Abueva.
Abueva takes the fight into the clinch.
Michi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abueva manages to pull guard.
Abueva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Michi trying to control the position from guard on top but Abueva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abueva lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Abueva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abueva looking for a sweep. Not yet Abueva, not yet.
Abueva is looking for a triangle but Michi pushes his legs off easily.
Abueva keeping moving, preventing Michi from controlling successfully.
Abueva has his feet on Michi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Abueva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michi swivels and escapes.
Michi tries to keep at a distance but Abueva has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abueva scores with a knee to the head.
Abueva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abueva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abueva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michi throws a combination. Abueva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Abueva tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Abueva 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.
Abueva fails with a takedown attempt.
Michi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abueva forces Michi back against the cage and clinches.
Abueva manages to break the clinch.
Michi throws a nice looking combination but Abueva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michi throws a right and a left that Abueva avoids nicely.
Abueva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Michi.
Abueva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michi is fending him off so far but Abueva persists. Nope, Michi circles away and we're back to standing.
Abueva darts in and clinches Michi up against the cage.
Abueva pulls guard successfully.
Abueva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Abueva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Abueva striking from his own guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michi is looking to stand up but Abueva won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abueva has his foot on Michi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Michi works his way back into a safe position though.
Abueva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Michi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Michi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abueva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Calvin Abueva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Michi as Abueva shoots in.
Ryu Michi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Abueva.
Michi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michi misses with a looping right.
Abueva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michi keeps the fight on the outside.
Michi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abueva.
Abueva has a takedown stuffed.
Abueva closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michi wants to get back to striking at distance but Abueva won't allow it.
Abueva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abueva moves out of range of the body kick from Michi.
Michi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Michi wants to sweep here but Abueva controlling him for the moment.
Michi being controlled here, momentarily.
Abueva trying to control but Michi is working from the bottom.
Michi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abueva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abueva trying to control but Michi is working from the bottom.
Michi looking for a sweep. Not yet Michi, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abueva slips nicely into half guard.
Abueva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Michi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Michi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Michi is trying to control but can't.
Abueva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Abueva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Michi is trying to stand up here but Abueva is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abueva stalling.
Nice strikes from Abueva there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Abueva in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Calvin Abueva.
Abueva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Michi misses with a head kick.
Abueva gets a clinch.
Michi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abueva lands a nice knee to the body.
Abueva taking a breather.
Michi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Abueva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Abueva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abueva lands in his opponent's guard.
Abueva stands up and waves to Michi to follow him.
Abueva closes the distance and clinches up with Michi, looking for a takedown. Abueva pushes Michi against the cage but Michi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abueva throws a series of punches but Michi avoids them all with ease.
Abueva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michi.
Abueva tries to close the distance and clinch but Michi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abueva.
Abueva shoots for a takedown but Michi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Abueva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abueva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Michi misses.
Michi misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abueva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Abueva showed some decent athleticism there.
Abueva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Michi trying to control here.
Abueva decides to stand and escape the position.
Abueva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Michi misses with a wild body shot.
Abueva scores a takedown into full mount!
Abueva avoids the attempt from Michi to control.
Abueva is landing with some decent strikes but Michi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abueva looking to control but Michi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Michi working to try and regain half guard.
Abueva controlling from mount.
Michi is squirming around, avoiding Abueva's attempts to control the action.
Abueva landing strikes from the mount.
Abueva looking to ground and pound but Michi is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michi wants to hold on but Abueva pushes him away.
Michi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Abueva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Abueva with a couple of short strikes.
Abueva thowing shots but they're missing.
Abueva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Michi is looking to escape.
Michi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Abueva.
Calvin Abueva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abueva looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Michi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Abueva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Abueva is landing with some decent strikes but Michi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Michi working to try and regain half guard.
Abueva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Michi is looking to escape.
Ryu Michi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michi wants to control but Abueva is having none of it.
Abueva content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Abueva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abueva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Abueva!
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FIGHT
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