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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Omar Cabbab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vega Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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183 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Cabbab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vega Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz tries to clinch but Cabbab is having none of it.
Cabbab shoots for a takedown but Ortiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabbab circles away.
Ortiz moves in looking to clinch but Cabbab pushes him off.
Ortiz slips under a jab from Cabbab.
Ortiz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cabbab's head.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Cabbab tries for a takedown but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ortiz with a poor takedown
and Cabbab counters with a shoot takedown. Ortiz fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cabbab looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ortiz is fending him off so far but Cabbab persists. Nope, Ortiz circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Cabbab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz wants to clinch up but Cabbab keeps it at a distance.
Ortiz misses with a takedown
and Cabbab counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ortiz's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabbab accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabbab stands up from Ortiz's guard - Cabbab perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cabbab is breathing heavily.
Cabbab shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ortiz pinned against the cage. Ortiz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Cabbab swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to clinch up but Cabbab circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ortiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabbab has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ortiz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ortiz manages to pull guard.
Cabbab working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortiz's head.
Cabbab has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cabbab with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabbab advances to half guard.
Ortiz is trying to stand up here but Cabbab is controlling him well.
Cabbab is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz moves into full guard.
Cabbab looking to pass the guard.
Ortiz is trying to keep Cabbab in close.
Cabbab missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cabbab passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Cabbab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabbab missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cabbab is nestled in close to Ortiz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabbab trying to pass the guard but Ortiz defending well.
Cabbab winds up and cracks Ortiz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz kicks Cabbab off and gets back to his feet.
Cabbab throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Cabbab is having none of it.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabbab swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz looks to land a right hand but Cabbab moved out of range.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Cabbab is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortiz, right into the meat.
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz gets caught flat footed, as Cabbab shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabbab distracts Ortiz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cabbab with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabbab throws a big right hand that misses.
Cabbab working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortiz's head.
Cabbab connects with a couple of short punches.
Cabbab connects with a couple of short punches.
Cabbab postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it.
Cabbab throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ortiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabbab stands up from Ortiz's guard - Cabbab perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cabbab counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Cabbab dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cabbab avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Cabbab darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Vega Ortiz has been cut.
Cabbab cracks Ortiz with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ortiz tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cabbab pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ortiz is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Cabbab!
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hype
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pop
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