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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Cabrera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pat O Brien!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera moves out of range as O Brien strikes.
O Brien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrera.
O Brien misses with a hook
and Cabrera counters with a left to the body.
Cabrera is looking to score with low kicks.
Cabrera lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Brien!
Cabrera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cabrera closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into O Brien's guard.
Cabrera throws a big right hand that misses.
Cabrera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
O Brien is pulling down on Cabrera's head. It's preventing any offense from Cabrera, at least for the moment.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
O Brien has control of Cabrera's left arm, preventing Cabrera from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cabrera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cabrera throws a quick counter kick to the body but O Brien avoids it.
O Brien lands with a nice body punch.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien lands a jab to Cabrera's midsection.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cabrera wants to get back to his feet.
O Brien drops an elbow to the side of Cabrera's head.
Cabrera blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Brien.
Cabrera pushes O Brien off looking to stand but O Brien dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cabrera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from O Brien.
O Brien lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cabrera won't allow O Brien to pass to mount.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cabrera darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
O Brien blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cabrera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cabrera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cabrera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Brien does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
O Brien holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cabrera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Brien trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabrera throws a lazy body kick
and O Brien counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for O Brien.
Cabrera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cabrera pushes O Brien away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pat O Brien will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cabrera digs a good body shot into O Brien's ribs.
O Brien just misses with a punch to the body.
O Brien takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Brien blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cabrera.
O Brien stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a low kick but O Brien avoids it.
Cabrera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Brien tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lucas Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabrera looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
Cabrera pushes O Brien away with a front kick.
Cabrera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cabrera cracks the inside of O Brien's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Brien takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. O Brien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by O Brien.
O Brien misses the jab.
Cabrera tries to move into range but O Brien moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cabrera walks into a straight right hand from O Brien.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than O Brien was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cabrera is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but O Brien has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cabrera trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
O Brien landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on O Brien's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cabrera takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pat O Brien has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Brien tries to score with some ground and pound. Cabrera controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sloppy strikes there by O Brien.
Cabrera is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but O Brien has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cabrera lands a nice hook to O Brien's body. O Brien takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cabrera to the mat! Cabrera manages to get full guard.
Cabrera wants to stand but O Brien is controlling the position.
O Brien content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
O Brien pushing down on Cabrera's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cabrera is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Pain , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cabrera is trying to stand.
O Brien trying to control from half guard but Cabrera is working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cabrera is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Cabrera was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from O Brien.
Lucas Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
O Brien checks the leg kick.
O Brien takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jab from O Brien.
O Brien looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range.
Cabrera scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cabrera stopping the sweep attempt from O Brien.
O Brien keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pat O Brien will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
O Brien takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabrera.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cabrera.
O Brien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabrera misses with a body kick.
O Brien looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters circling a little - Cabrera finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
O Brien digs a good body shot into Cabrera's ribs.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Brien.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Cabrera half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cabrera lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cabrera.
O Brien gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
O Brien not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from O Brien.
O Brien prevents Cabrera from getting back to his feet.
O Brien trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Brien must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
O Brien in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Brien prevents Cabrera from getting back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
O Brien slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two 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.
Cabrera defending well as O Brien loads up on a big left hand.
As O Brien backs away, Cabrera returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
O Brien avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
O Brien scores with a sloppy right hand. Cabrera should have avoided that one.
O Brien 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.
Cabrera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Brien checks a leg kick nicely.
Cabrera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cabrera slips a jab from O Brien.
Cabrera is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cabrera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cabrera throws a body shot but no joy.
O Brien with the counter takedown but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Cabrera is looking to wear down O Brien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Brien's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cabrera under the eye.
Cabrera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses O Brien's front leg but catches the back leg as O Brien tries to avoid it.
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.
Cabrera thows a leg kick but O Brien checks it
and O Brien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but O Brien sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cabrera takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Brien checks a leg kick.
O Brien scores with the left hand. Cabrera knows he should have avoided that one.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabrera.
Pat O Brien is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
O Brien has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cabrera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera cracks the inside of O Brien's front leg.
Cabrera misses with a kick to the body
and O Brien counters with a right hand to the body.
Cabrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cabrera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabrera thows a body kick. O Brien tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cabrera takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
O Brien is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cabrera with a body shot.
Cabrera tries to land a body kick
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
O Brien swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cabrera finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cabrera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lucas Cabrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabrera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lucas Cabrera.
I think O Brien has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat O Brien!
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