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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Vicario (ranked 3620 p4p, 3926 weight class) and Haji Abboud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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Good kicks
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pepe Vicario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haji Abboud!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicario misses with a straight left.
Vicario swings for the body but Abboud moves out of range.
Abboud lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abboud misses with a leg kick
enabling Vicario to counter with a crisp jab.
Vicario blocks a head kick by Abboud.
Vicario dips to his left and cracks Abboud with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abboud on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vicario lands a left and a right that send Abboud crashing to the mat, dazed. Vicario thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicario misses the shot to the body.
Abboud feints the counter takedown.
Vicario pushes Abboud up against the cage in a clinch.
Vicario tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abboud drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vicario pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters circling - Vicario throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abboud appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abboud pushes Vicario up against the cage in a clinch.
Abboud jumps guard but Vicario stands there with Abboud around his waist. Abboud gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Abboud is working for takedown but Vicario is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pepe Vicario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haji Abboud.
A short left from Vicario.
Vicario throws a punch but it's blocked by Abboud.
Vicario misses with a punch to the body.
Abboud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicario misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abboud blocks a body shot from Vicario.
Abboud jumps guard and drags Vicario to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Abboud lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Abboud sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abboud is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vicario avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abboud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vicario swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicario utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abboud scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abboud lands a couple of digs.
Abboud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abboud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abboud showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Abboud throws a big right hand that misses.
Abboud throws a big right hand that misses.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four 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.
Abboud is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Abboud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vicario.
Abboud steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vicario.
Vicario thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abboud looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vicario, as that shot connected.
Abboud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vicario.
Vicario rushes Abboud and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abboud prevents a body shot from Vicario.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Vicario dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vicario fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abboud manages to avoid it.
Abboud throws a head kick that misses.
Abboud takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abboud misses with a body kick.
Abboud walks into a straight right hand from Vicario.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abboud bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Abboud closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Abboud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicario bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abboud's head backwards.
Haji Abboud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vicario is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Abboud tries to land a leg kick but Vicario saw it coming and moves away.
Abboud looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vicario tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abboud lands a head shot.
Abboud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Vicario.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abboud.
Crunch! Abboud slams his shin into Vicario's torso.
Vicario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abboud can do to turn this around?
Vicario blocks a low kick nicely.
Pepe Vicario is winning the standup battle so far.
Abboud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abboud ducks under a wild hook from Vicario.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vicario misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abboud.
Pepe Vicario is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abboud shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Vicario misses the target.
Vicario scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abboud shoots in for a takedown but Vicario shows good takedown defense.
Vicario swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abboud throws a head kick that misses.
Vicario fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abboud manages to avoid it.
Abboud drops his hands momentarily and Vicario takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Vicario misses.
Vicario takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vicario throws a hook but Abboud avoids it easily.
As Vicario backs off Abboud throws a huge counter combo but Vicario manages to avoid it all.
Vicario takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Abboud misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vicario keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Vicario on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pepe Vicario dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Abboud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vicario.
A combination from Vicario does no damage.
Abboud tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abboud thows a leg kick but Vicario checks it
and Vicario counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vicario lands a really nice looking cross but Abboud seems unphased.
Vicario definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vicario closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abboud is looking for a takedown.
Vicario lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Vicario on the inside.
Vicario lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vicario tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abboud's elbow.
Abboud is working for takedown but Vicario is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Vicario.
Vicario tries to throw a body punch but Abboud avoids it by throwing Vicario back against the cage.
Vicario lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abboud jumps guard but Vicario turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pepe Vicario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haji Abboud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vicario.
Vicario lands with a left to the head.
Abboud drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Vicario.
Abboud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abboud manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Abboud has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vicario wants to stand but Abboud has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Abboud is pulling down on Vicario's head. It's preventing any offense from Vicario, at least for the moment.
Vicario has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Abboud is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicario stopping the sweep attempt from Abboud.
Abboud keeps trying to improve his position.
Abboud is looking to stand up but Vicario isn't so interested in that idea.
Pepe Vicario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abboud is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abboud holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vicario works Abboud's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Vicario.
Vicario throws the left hand but Abboud avoids the punch easily.
Vicario scores with a hook.
Vicario throws out a loose jab but Abboud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vicario clinches up with Abboud and pushes him back against the cage.
Vicario throws a punch but it's blocked by Abboud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abboud tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vicario just stands there and leans against the cage.
Abboud has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vicario avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abboud.
Abboud misses with a punch to the body.
Vicario has Abboud pressed against the cage, preventing Abboud from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Abboud jumps guard but Vicario stands there with Abboud around his waist. Abboud gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Abboud looking for a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abboud is trying to push Vicario away but Vicario has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haji Abboud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vicario avoiding damage as Abboud throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pepe Vicario showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vicario, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepe Vicario!
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