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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Abrazos (ranked 619 p4p, 45 weight class) and Moses Okafor (ranked 81 p4p, 7 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Abrazos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrazos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okafor.
Abrazos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abrazos throws an overhand right that lands on Okafor's shoulder, as Okafor tries to avoid the shot.
Pablo Abrazos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abrazos tries to land a leg kick but Okafor saw it coming and moves away.
Abrazos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abrazos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good work by Okafor as he checks the leg kick.
Abrazos keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Okafor misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abrazos.
A jab from Okafor does it's job there.
It looks like Pablo Abrazos has been cut.
Okafor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okafor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abrazos.
Okafor tries to clinch but Abrazos moves out of range.
Abrazos slips under a jab from Okafor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abrazos. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abrazos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abrazos.
Abrazos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Okafor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Abrazos.
Okafor looks to land a combination but Abrazos avoids it well.
Abrazos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abrazos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Okafor misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor moves out of range of the strikes.
Okafor misses with an uppercut.
Abrazos throws a leg kick that misses.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Abrazos with a body shot.
Abrazos throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Okafor misses the target.
A low kick from Abrazos misses
and Okafor counters with a straight right hand.
Okafor misses with a looping left.
Okafor misses the jab.
Okafor throws a hook to the side of Abrazos's head but Abrazos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abrazos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abrazos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okafor 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.
Abrazos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor throws a counter combo.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abrazos was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Some bone on bone action there as Okafor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abrazos misses with a leg kick.
Okafor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abrazos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abrazos throws a leg kick but Okafor moved away.
Abrazos throws a big shot that misses.
Okafor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abrazos throws a leg kick
and Abrazos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Abrazos moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor checks a leg kick.
Okafor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abrazos.
Okafor swings for the body but Abrazos moves out of range.
Abrazos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Okafor gets a clinch.
Abrazos is trying to break the clinch but Okafor is controlling him.
Okafor misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor has Abrazos pressed against the cage, preventing Abrazos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Okafor tries to work over Abrazos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okafor throws a head punch that misses.
Okafor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abrazos's efforts to push away.
Abrazos is trying to push Okafor away but Okafor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Abrazos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abrazos wants to get back to striking at distance but Okafor won't allow it.
Okafor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abrazos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okafor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abrazos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abrazos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abrazos tries to move into range but Okafor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Okafor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A clash of legs there as Okafor blocks the low kick.
Abrazos dodges the punch combination from Okafor.
Okafor tries to bum rush Abrazos with a series of wild strikes but Abrazos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abrazos throws a leg kick which misses Okafor's front leg but catches the back leg as Okafor tries to avoid it.
Abrazos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okafor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okafor moves into the clinch.
Abrazos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okafor throws out a loose jab but Abrazos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okafor misses with a looping right.
Abrazos appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Okafor tries to move into range but Abrazos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abrazos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abrazos throws a shot from downtown. Okafor moves away and avoids it.
Okafor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor misses with a hook. Abrazos ducked under it nicely.
Abrazos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Okafor checks it well.
Okafor stuns Abrazos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abrazos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Abrazos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Okafor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Okafor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Abrazos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abrazos with a nice calf kick.
Okafor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abrazos misses with a low kick as Okafor jumps back.
Abrazos throws a leg kick but Okafor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abrazos misses with a leg kick.
Good work by Okafor as he checks the leg kick.
Okafor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Okafor misses.
Okafor misses with an uppercut.
Okafor walks into a straight right hand from Abrazos.
Abrazos misses the shot to the body.
Okafor takes a swing at Abrazos's ribcage but misses.
Abrazos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Abrazos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Abrazos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okafor swings for the body but Abrazos moves out of range.
Abrazos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abrazos looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Abrazos motions for Okafor to come forward. Abrazos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abrazos throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Okafor moves out of range of the leg kick from Abrazos.
The crowd cheers as Okafor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abrazos doesn't seem phased though.
Okafor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abrazos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abrazos. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okafor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abrazos finds it's way round the side to connect with Okafor's head.
Okafor throws a lazy right hand but Abrazos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abrazos misses with a low kick as Okafor jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor misses with a hook.
Abrazos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abrazos scores with a jab to the body.
Abrazos thuds a left hand into Okafor's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abrazos scores with a body shot.
Abrazos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrazos throws a leg kick
and Okafor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pablo Abrazos's cut is getting worse.
Good work by Okafor as he checks the leg kick.
Abrazos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Okafor darts in and clinches Abrazos up against the cage.
Abrazos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abrazos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abrazos sizes up Okafor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abrazos.
Okafor checks a low kick from Abrazos.
Abrazos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okafor.
Okafor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abrazos takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
Abrazos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okafor can do to turn this around?
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Abrazos thumps Okafor with a low kick.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
Abrazos fires out a quick counter leg kick but Okafor just manages to avoid it.
Abrazos takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abrazos misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Okafor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Abrazos throws a low kick but Okafor moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abrazos cracks Okafor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abrazos is looking to wear down Okafor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abrazos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
A swing and a miss from Abrazos.
Good leg kick by Abrazos.
Abrazos clobbers Okafor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abrazos manages to avoid it.
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abrazos.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abrazos manages to avoid it.
Pablo Abrazos is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abrazos.
Abrazos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Okafor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abrazos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okafor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abrazos looks to land a right hand but Okafor moved out of range.
Abrazos misses with a low kick as Okafor jumps back.
It seemed like Okafor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Okafor blocks a leg kick.
Okafor misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor tries to clinch but Abrazos is having none of it.
Abrazos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Abrazos.
Okafor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okafor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abrazos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okafor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Abrazos tried to counter with a leg kick but Okafor avoided it.
Abrazos lands a leg kick that knocks Okafor off balance momentarily.
Okafor throws an overhand right that lands on Abrazos's shoulder, as Abrazos tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick lands for Abrazos.
Okafor throws a body punch but Abrazos moves out of range.
Abrazos tries to land a leg kick but Okafor saw it coming and moves away.
Okafor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Okafor missing with a left hand there. Abrazos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Okafor backs away, Abrazos returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Abrazos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okafor.
Okafor checks a low kick from Abrazos.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Abrazos.
Abrazos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abrazos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor tries to clinch but Abrazos moves out of range.
Okafor throws a combination. Abrazos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abrazos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abrazos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okafor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Abrazos.
Abrazos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abrazos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abrazos scoring well with a low kick there.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
Abrazos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab from Okafor misses.
Abrazos takes one on the button.
Okafor tries to clinch but Abrazos is having none of it.
Abrazos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Okafor throws out a counter right but Abrazos avoids it with no problem.
Abrazos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abrazos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Abrazos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okafor on the side of the head.
Abrazos throws a hook but Okafor blocks it.
Abrazos slips under a jab from Okafor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Abrazos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Abrazos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Abrazos feints and then cracks Okafor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okafor down.
Okafor tries to clinch up.
Okafor moves out of range of the leg kick from Abrazos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okafor! But no joy.
Okafor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Okafor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abrazos.
Abrazos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abrazos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Abrazos looks to land a combination but Okafor avoids it well.
Abrazos scores with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Abrazos.
Okafor misses with a body shot.
Abrazos throws a low kick but Okafor avoids it.
Abrazos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some bone on bone action there as Okafor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abrazos throws a solid leg kick but Okafor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abrazos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abrazos scores with a nice head shot.
Okafor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okafor tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Okafor finds it's target.
Pablo Abrazos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrazos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Abrazos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Abrazos with the inside leg kick.
Abrazos throws a low kick, looking for Okafor's leg but Okafor calmly moves out of range.
Okafor tries to counter with a clinch but Abrazos shakes him off and moves away.
Okafor defending well as Abrazos loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Okafor misses.
Abrazos staying out of range there.
Okafor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
Abrazos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Okafor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abrazos tries a low kick but Okafor avoids it.
Okafor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Abrazos throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Abrazos moves out of range of the strikes.
Okafor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Abrazos misses with an uppercut. Okafor saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Okafor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okafor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abrazos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
Okafor checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Okafor.
Okafor lands a really nice looking cross but Abrazos seems unphased.
Okafor missing with a left hand there. Abrazos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abrazos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Abrazos throws out a powerful jab.
Okafor lands a nice shot that snaps Abrazos's head back.
Jeez, Pablo Abrazos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Abrazos connects with the punch.
Abrazos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Okafor is out of range.
Abrazos avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Abrazos.
An inside leg kick lands from Abrazos.
Okafor throws a big shot that misses.
Okafor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abrazos was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Abrazos tried to counter with a leg kick but Okafor avoided it.
Abrazos throws a front kick aimed at Okafor's knee but Okafor avoids it well.
Abrazos throws a low kick but Okafor avoids it.
Abrazos throws a solid leg kick but Okafor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abrazos.
Abrazos is looking to chop away at Okafor's legs.
Okafor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abrazos half committed to a counter leg kick.
Okafor tries to close the distance and clinch but Abrazos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abrazos connects with a solid leg kick.
Abrazos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okafor doesn't seem bothered though.
Okafor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Okafor checks a low kick from Abrazos.
Abrazos thows a leg kick but Okafor checks it
letting Okafor counter with a right hand.
Abrazos scores with a leg kick.
Okafor throws out a loose jab but Abrazos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okafor moves in looking to clinch but Abrazos pushes him off.
Abrazos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Okafor throws the left hand but Abrazos avoids the punch easily.
Abrazos tries a low kick but Okafor avoids it.
Abrazos swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor lands with a good body shot.
Abrazos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abrazos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abrazos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abrazos throws a front kick aimed at Okafor's knee but Okafor avoids it well.
Abrazos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Abrazos misses.
Okafor checks a low kick from Abrazos.
Pablo Abrazos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abrazos lands a leg kick that knocks Okafor off balance momentarily.
Okafor misses with an uppercut. Abrazos saw that one coming.
Abrazos misses with a looping left.
Abrazos throws a lazy right hand but Okafor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okafor checks a leg kick.
Abrazos feints and then cracks Okafor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okafor down.
A combination from Okafor does no damage.
Okafor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abrazos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abrazos misses with a low kick.
A jab from Abrazos does it's job there.
Abrazos misses with a leg kick.
Moses Okafor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okafor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abrazos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Abrazos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abrazos, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Abrazos!
A less than humble Pablo Abrazos misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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