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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Rickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Abueva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yoel Rickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Calvin Abueva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rickson moves in looking to clinch but Abueva pushes him off.
Abueva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abueva keeps the fight on the outside.
Rickson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Abueva.
Rickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abueva cracks Rickson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abueva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abueva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rickson's head backwards.
Rickson wants to clinch up but Abueva keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Abueva.
Rickson tries to clinch there but Abueva circles away.
Rickson slips a straight right by Abueva.
Abueva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rickson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
Abueva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rickson with a body shot.
Rickson tries to clinch
and Abueva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rickson looks to clinch
and Abueva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rickson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rickson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abueva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rickson. Rickson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abueva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rickson. Rickson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rickson tries to clinch but Abueva moves away
enabling Abueva to counter with a crisp jab.
Abueva loads up on a big right hand but Rickson slips the punch.
It looked like Rickson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Abueva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abueva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abueva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Abueva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abueva lands a really nice looking cross but Rickson seems unphased.
Rickson fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Abueva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rickson tries to clinch up
and Abueva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rickson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abueva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rickson tries to clinch there but Abueva circles away.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abueva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
Rickson wants to clinch
and Abueva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abueva lands with a straight right. Rickson didn't see that one coming.
Abueva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abueva scores with a nice strike.
Rickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rickson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abueva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rickson moves in looking to clinch but Abueva pushes him off.
Abueva throws out a counter right but Rickson avoids it with no problem.
Rickson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abueva lands a nice hook to Rickson's body. Rickson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rickson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abueva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abueva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rickson was well out of range. Poor timing from Abueva.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abueva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Abueva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rickson.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Abueva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abueva! But no joy.
A big left from Abueva misses.
Abueva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abueva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Rickson.
Rickson tries to clinch up.
Abueva throws out a counter right but Rickson avoids it with no problem.
Rickson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Abueva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Abueva is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Abueva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abueva.
Abueva connects with a nice looking jab.
Rickson tries to clinch but Abueva is having none of it.
Abueva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abueva lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abueva throws out a counter right but Rickson avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Rickson.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abueva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rickson walks into a stiff left hand from Abueva.
Abueva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
Rickson closes the distance but Abueva moves to the side
and Abueva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abueva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Abueva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abueva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rickson ducks under a wild hook from Abueva.
Rickson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rickson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abueva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abueva connects with a nice looking jab.
Calvin Abueva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abueva swats away the attempt to clinch by Rickson.
Abueva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abueva lands with a shot to the body.
Abueva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abueva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Abueva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abueva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rickson moves in looking to clinch but Abueva pushes him off.
Nice uppercut lands for Abueva. That snapped Rickson's head back.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abueva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab by Abueva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abueva throws a series of punches but Rickson moves out of range.
Rickson tries to counter by clinching up but Abueva breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abueva misses with a straight left.
Rickson doesn't manage to clinch there - Abueva circles away.
Abueva scores with a nice head shot.
Rickson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rickson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Abueva to counter with a crisp jab.
Rickson tries to clinch up
and Abueva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rickson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abueva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rickson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abueva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Abueva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rickson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abueva keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickson needs to keep his hands up - Abueva had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Abueva misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rickson tries to clinch but Abueva moves out of range.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abueva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rickson clinches up with Abueva and pushes him back against the cage.
Rickson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Abueva.
Abueva working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abueva.
Abueva misses with the head strike.
Rickson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rickson misses with a punch on the inside.
Abueva pushes Rickson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abueva misses with a punch on the inside.
Abueva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rickson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abueva.
Abueva working aggressively here.
Rickson struggles to land a body shot inside as Abueva controls his hands.
Rickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rickson pushes Abueva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abueva.
Nice body punch from Abueva - that landed with a thud.
Abueva has a couple of punches blocked by Rickson.
Abueva working aggressively here.
Abueva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abueva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abueva lands a hook that snaps the head of Rickson backwards.
A short left from Rickson.
Calvin Abueva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Abueva fails to land.
Rickson lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Abueva.
Abueva misses with some punches.
Abueva prevents a body shot from Rickson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abueva lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Abueva.
Abueva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Abueva - that landed with a thud.
Abueva misses with the head strike.
Rickson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rickson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abueva's elbow.
Abueva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rickson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rickson prevents a body shot from Abueva.
Rickson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Abueva on the inside.
Good body shot from Abueva.
Abueva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abueva swings wildly with an uppercut but Rickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Rickson.
Rickson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rickson throws a punch but it's blocked by Abueva.
Abueva is working Rickson over against the cage.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rickson tries to clinch up.
Rickson walks into a left hand.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Abueva is avoiding it.
Abueva scores with a jab.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Abueva is avoiding it.
Abueva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rickson tries to clinch up but Abueva circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abueva. Rickson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abueva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abueva swings widly with a right hand
and Rickson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abueva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rickson tries to clinch there but Abueva circles away.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abueva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abueva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Abueva does it's job there.
Abueva misses with an uppercut.
Rickson wants to clinch up but Abueva keeps it at a distance.
Rickson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abueva.
Rickson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Abueva lands with a right hand.
Rickson slips under a jab.
Rickson tries to clinch there but Abueva circles away.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
Rickson tries to clinch up.
Abueva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rickson slips a jab from Abueva.
The fighters circling - Abueva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rickson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Abueva is avoiding it.
Rickson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abueva throws a hook but Rickson avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rickson doesn't manage to clinch there - Abueva circles away.
Rickson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rickson wants to clinch up but Abueva keeps it at a distance.
Abueva throws a body shot but no joy.
Abueva with a nice cross.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoel Rickson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Abueva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abueva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rickson ducks under a wild hook from Abueva.
Abueva lands with a straight right. Rickson didn't see that one coming.
Rickson is looking to clinch but Abueva is avoiding it.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abueva throws a body punch but Rickson moves out of range.
Rickson wants to clinch.
Yoel Rickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calvin Abueva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rickson wants to clinch.
Abueva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rickson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abueva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abueva scores with a jab to the head.
Rickson tries to clinch up.
Rickson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abueva counters with a nice uppercut.
Rickson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abueva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rickson is looking to clinch.
Abueva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abueva catches Rickson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abueva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rickson looks to clinch
and Abueva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abueva scores with a punch to the head.
Abueva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abueva swats away the attempt to clinch by Rickson.
Rickson ducks right into an uppercut from Abueva.
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 Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Abueva!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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