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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carpet Chair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreu comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Cooper Abreu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 2 - 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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carpet Chair!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chair swinging wildly here.
Chair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abreu throws out a loose jab but Chair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abreu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chair.
Abreu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chair backs up against the cage.
Abreu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chair. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Abreu.
Abreu throws a low kick, looking for Chair's leg but Chair calmly moves out of range.
Chair scores with a nice head shot.
Chair lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abreu misses with a head kick.
Abreu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chair.
Abreu moves away from the strike by Chair.
Abreu throws a head kick but Chair moves out of range.
Abreu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Chair misses.
Chair throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu stuffs the takedown.
Chair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Abreu throws a head kick but Chair moves out of range.
Abreu misses with a straight left.
Chair looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Abreu!
You can see the frustration on Abreu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Abreu is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Consortium Private LA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Abreu is trying to get back to half guard.
Chair thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Abreu is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu wants to control but Chair postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chair cracks Abreu with a big right hand but Abreu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Abreu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Abreu is looking to get back to full guard here but Chair has managed to pass to side control instead.
Abreu is looking to regain half guard here but Chair keeps moving and retains side control.
Abreu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Abreu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chair pulls his head out easily.
Abreu is trying to get back to full guard.
Abreu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chair pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abreu is looking to control Chair's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Abreu avoid being mounted?
Abreu wants to improve his position but Chair is controlling well.
Abreu is working hard here to advance position.
Chair thows a huge punch but Abreu dodges it nicely.
Abreu wants to control but Chair is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chair is nestled in close to Abreu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abreu trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Abreu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chair throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abreu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chair gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abreu has an active guard here but Chair has managed to pass into half guard.
Abreu wants to sweep but Chair has passed to side control!
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!
Chair landing strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chair is working Abreu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Abreu is looking for a sweep.
Abreu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carpet Chair dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick by Chair misses
and Abreu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abreu.
Chair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chair throws a punch but it's blocked by Abreu.
Abreu lands an uppercut.
Abreu blocks a body shot from Chair.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abreu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abreu.
Abreu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chair wants to break free but Abreu has control.
Abreu pushes Chair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abreu digs a right hand into Chair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chair's gas tank.
Abreu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abreu prevents the takedown attempt.
Abreu struggles to land a body shot inside as Chair controls his hands.
Chair manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu clinches up with Chair and pushes him back against the cage.
Abreu lands a nice uppercut.
Chair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abreu closes the distance and pushes Chair back into the cage.
Abreu misses with the head strike.
Chair tries to break the clinch but Abreu is controlling the position.
Chair tries to work over Abreu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chair tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Abreu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Abreu lands with a left to the head.
Chair tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cooper Abreu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carpet Chair.
Chair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abreu lands a hook that snaps the head of Chair backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Chair fails to land.
Chair blocks an uppercut.
Abreu lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu is leaning against Chair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chair misses with a body punch.
Abreu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chair is keeping busy.
Come on Abreu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Abreu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chair is trying to drag Abreu to the mat but Abreu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Chair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abreu swings wildly with an uppercut but Chair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abreu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chair is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abreu is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair is trying to break the clinch but Abreu has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper Abreu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abreu misses with a body punch.
Abreu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chair tries a body shot but Abreu blocks it.
Abreu is leaning against Chair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chair stalling in the clinch but Abreu improves position.
A short body shot lands from Abreu as the two fighters clinch.
Abreu working aggressively here.
Chair misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Abreu.
Chair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chair struggles to land a body shot inside as Abreu controls his hands.
Chair is pushing Abreu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Abreu as Chair tries to tie him up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chair tries a body shot but Abreu blocks it.
Chair slowing the pace effectively.
Chair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abreu pushes Chair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chair takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abreu.
Chair misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abreu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abreu lands an uppercut.
Abreu lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Carpet Chair has been cut.
Abreu throws a punch but it's blocked by Chair.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Abreu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chair misses with a looping right.
Chair throws a hook but Abreu blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Abreu.
Abreu slips under a jab from Chair.
Chair moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abreu throws a looping overhand right but Chair ducks down to avoid it.
Abreu slips under a jab.
Abreu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abreu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abreu throws a chopping leg kick but Chair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abreu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chair lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abreu looking for a guillotine here but Chair defends easily.
Abreu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chair gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chair postures up.
Chair connects with a couple of short punches.
Chair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chair throws a strike but Abreu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abreu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chair is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abreu is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu won't allow Chair to sweep him here.
Abreu forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abreu trying to control from half guard but Chair is working away.
Abreu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Abreu is stalling here. Chair is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Abreu seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chair has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chair working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chair is putting a hurting on Abreu here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chair scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chair working away.
Abreu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chair's best efforts.
Abreu looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Abreu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chair landing some decent shots from guard.
Abreu wants to sweep but no luck.
Chair is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abreu looking for a guillotine here but Chair defends easily.
Chair stopping the sweep attempt from Abreu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu controls Chair momentarily but Chair frees himself.
Chair lands a couple of elbows.
Abreu is pulling down on Chair's head to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abreu looking for subs off his back but Chair has passed one foot through into half guard.
Chair is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abreu is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carpet Chair really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abreu walks into a stiff left hand from Chair.
Chair moves out of range as Abreu throws a body kick.
Abreu looks to land a left hand but Chair moved out of range nicely.
Chair misses with a hook
so Abreu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chair looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Abreu passes into side control.
Abreu trying to control the position but Chair is working away.
Chair prevents Abreu from improving position.
Abreu throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Chair works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abreu is looking to pass Chair's guard but actually Chair recovers to full guard.
Chair isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Abreu stacks Chair on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Abreu!
Chair can't do much from the bottom here.
Abreu working the ground and pound.
Chair tries to buck Abreu off but Abreu is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chair manages to work his way to half guard, despite Abreu's best efforts.
Abreu stalling away here and it's allowed Chair to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Abreu trying to control but Chair is working from the bottom.
Abreu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chair is looking for a triangle but Abreu pushes his legs off easily.
Abreu wants to control from the top but Chair keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abreu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chair is on top in guard.
Chair trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carpet Chair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abreu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chair doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chair manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Abreu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abreu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Abreu working Chair over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chair is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Abreu looking to control but Chair is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abreu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chair hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chair wants to control but Abreu is having none of it.
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!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Abreu had his way with Carpet Chair in that round.
The cut man is working on Carpet Chair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chair throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abreu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abreu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chair backwards.
Abreu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chair stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abreu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Chair's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Abreu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Abreu fails to land.
Chair is looking to break free of the clinch but Abreu has double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abreu can't find room to land a body shot as Chair controls the action.
Chair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abreu misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abreu's elbow.
Abreu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chair misses with a punch to the body.
Abreu tries to throw a body punch but Chair avoids it by throwing Abreu back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chair.
Abreu misses with a punch to the body.
Abreu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abreu can't find room to land a body shot as Chair controls the action.
Chair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abreu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abreu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abreu misses with a two punch combination.
Abreu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abreu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chair checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chair finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Abreu throws a shot from downtown. Chair moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Abreu.
Both fighters circling a little - Abreu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chair moves out of range as Abreu strikes.
Abreu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abreu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chair takes one on the button.
Abreu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chair swings away with a body shot that misses
so Abreu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Abreu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abreu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chair is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abreu is aware though and is defending well.
Abreu wants to control from the top but Chair keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chair is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abreu sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cooper Abreu just wasn't active enough.
Decent striking displayed by Abreu there.
Abreu throws an overhand right that lands on Chair's shoulder, as Chair tries to avoid the shot.
Chair shoots for a takedown but Abreu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abreu.
Abreu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abreu avoids the head kick by Chair.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abreu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abreu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abreu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cooper Abreu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abreu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Cooper Abreu!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Cooper Abreu!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Cooper Abreu!
Cooper Abreu wins by unanimous decision!
Cooper Abreu retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Cooper Abreu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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