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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Helix Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes to the cage accompanied by Security! Mean muggin Helix is about to assault the whole opposing camp!. Hawkins has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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158 lbs
23 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lamont Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Hawkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrera misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.
Lamont Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera takes one to the side of the head.
Cabrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawkins.
Hawkins has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cabrera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cabrera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawkins. That did some damage!
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range.
And Cabrera counters with a quick kick to the body but Hawkins blocks it.
Cabrera feints and then cracks Hawkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawkins down.
Cabrera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Cabrera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hawkins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins tries to bench press Cabrera off him but Cabrera keeps the position.
Cabrera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hawkins wants to control but Cabrera postures up.
Hawkins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cabrera scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Cabrera wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hawkins, who protects the arm well.
Cabrera throws a strike aimed at the side of Hawkins's head but Hawkins avoids it well.
Hawkins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cabrera off and has taken his back!
Will Hawkins go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cabrera trying to control the position but Hawkins manages to sink in the hooks.
You can see the frustration on Cabrera's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera trying to control but not successfully.
Hawkins has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Cabrera's body.
Cabrera can't escape the position.
Hawkins is trying to stick to Cabrera's back but Cabrera is turning into Hawkins. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hawkins's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cabrera.
Hawkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cabrera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cabrera with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cabrera is pushing down on Hawkins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hawkins is fighting to maintain full guard but Cabrera has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cabrera.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera prevents Hawkins from improving his position.
Hawkins is refusing to be controlled, as Cabrera sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawkins is controlling Cabrera's trapped leg to prevent Cabrera from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera content to control rather than advance.
Cabrera slips a nice elbow through Hawkins's hands, connecting with Hawkins's forehead.
Cabrera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cabrera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hawkins is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cabrera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cabrera is nestled in close to Hawkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cabrera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawkins keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hawkins trying to control but Cabrera postures up.
Cabrera keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helix Cabrera dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cabrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cabrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabrera lands a nice shot that snaps Hawkins's head back.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabrera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hawkins, right into the meat.
Cabrera throws a hook but Hawkins avoids it easily.
Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkins can do to turn this around?
Hawkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Cabrera should have avoided that one.
Hawkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cabrera looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a chopping leg kick but Hawkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch combination from Cabrera misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawkins.
Cabrera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hawkins's waist but Hawkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabrera off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins digs a good hook to Cabrera's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
A little jabbing left from Hawkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Helix Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Cabrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawkins misses with a body kick.
Hawkins walks into a stiff left hand from Cabrera.
A slow jab from Hawkins misses its intended target.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Hawkins tries to work over Cabrera's front leg with a kick but Cabrera checks it.
Cabrera attempts a counter takedown but Hawkins avoids it well and moves away.
Cabrera misses with a few strikes there.
Hawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawkins wants to counter with a clinch but Cabrera pushes him away.
Cabrera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hawkins blocks the body kick.
Hawkins lands a right hook to the body.
Hawkins throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabrera slips a straight right by Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Hawkins avoids the punch easily.
Hawkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabrera is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera lands a nice looking body shot.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Hawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawkins tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Cabrera misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. Hawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Cabrera feints and then cracks Hawkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawkins down.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body kick from Cabrera.
Hawkins lands a nice shot that snaps Cabrera's head back.
Cabrera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cabrera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hawkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawkins staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Hawkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera digs a good body shot into Hawkins's ribs.
Hawkins wants to clinch but Cabrera slips to the side
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
A jab from Hawkins misses.
A good leg kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Hawkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Hawkins lands with a kick to the temple. Cabrera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrera.
Cabrera feints and then cracks Hawkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawkins down.
A jab from Cabrera does it's job there.
Good work by Cabrera as he checks the leg kick.
Hawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hawkins's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cabrera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawkins jabs at Cabrera's body.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamont Hawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins lands a nice hook to Cabrera's body. Cabrera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawkins lands an overhand right.
Cabrera misses with a hook. Hawkins ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawkins as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helix Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
Cabrera takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hawkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick. Hawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cabrera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Hawkins avoids it.
Nice cross by Hawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lamont Hawkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hawkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawkins feints and then cracks Cabrera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabrera down.
Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrera.
Cabrera moves out of range as Hawkins strikes.
Cabrera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawkins's calf.
Cabrera connects with a body shot.
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Cabrera drops his hands momentarily and Hawkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cabrera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hawkins trying to keep a closed guard but Cabrera is proving a slippery customer.
Cabrera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hawkins working a defensive guard here.
Cabrera throws a big elbow that misses.
Hawkins controls Cabrera momentarily but Cabrera frees himself.
Cabrera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabrera is working Hawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cabrera trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Cabrera chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cabrera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cabrera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Hawkins working for a triangle but Cabrera defends it easily.
Helix Cabrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawkins wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cabrera is now in half guard.
Hawkins is staying active underneath Cabrera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cabrera.
Cabrera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hawkins wants to get back to full guard.
Cabrera takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hawkins preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cabrera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cabrera's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cabrera's back!
Hawkins throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Hawkins keeps control of the position as Cabrera tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins biding his time, looking for the opening.
A lull in the action here.
Cabrera tries to escape the position.
Hawkins controls the action.
Cabrera is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cabrera breaks Hawkins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helix Cabrera clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hawkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Hawkins avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera.
Hawkins swings widly with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
Hawkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cabrera drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cabrera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hawkins managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawkins, not yet.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hawkins seems keen to control Cabrera's posture.
Hawkins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hawkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrera scores with a nice head shot.
Cabrera throws a hook to the side of Hawkins's head but Hawkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick from Cabrera.
Hawkins feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hawkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabrera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hawkins checks the leg kick.
Hawkins tries to counter with a clinch but Cabrera shakes him off and moves away.
Hawkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Hawkins takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range.
Hawkins lands with a cross.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick by Hawkins misses
and Hawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins slips under a jab from Cabrera.
Hawkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a looping left.
Hawkins connects with a right hand. Cabrera shakes it off.
Cabrera cracks Hawkins with an open hand slap.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawkins as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawkins. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cabrera.
Hawkins wants to clinch up but Cabrera keeps it at a distance.
Cabrera lands a nice hook to Hawkins's body. Hawkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawkins blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera looks to land a body kick but Hawkins moved away.
That kick from Hawkins tenderised Cabrera's leg. Cabrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hawkins swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hawkins - that will leave a mark!
Hawkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hawkins clobbers Cabrera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cabrera.
Hawkins checks a leg kick.
Hawkins misses with a low kick.
Hawkins takes one on the button.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawkins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cabrera.
Cabrera scores with a hook to the body. Hawkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkins.
Hawkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cabrera's hands.
Hawkins defending well as Cabrera loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cabrera drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cabrera stopping the sweep attempt from Hawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helix Cabrera had his way with Lamont Hawkins in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cabrera lands a nice shot that snaps Hawkins's head back.
Cabrera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hawkins!
Hawkins gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hawkins is looking to improve his position but Cabrera isn't that keen on the idea.
Cabrera lands a big elbow.
Hawkins wants to control but Cabrera is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hawkins tries to reverse the position but Cabrera maintains control.
Cabrera avoids the attempt from Hawkins to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cabrera landing punches.
Cabrera landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hawkins is trying to escape the mount.
Cabrera punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hawkins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cabrera lands a couple of good shots and Hawkins has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lamont Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to control the action but Cabrera just sinks the hooks in.
Hawkins avoids the strikes from Cabrera.
Hawkins is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Cabrera off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Hawkins just trying to survive but Cabrera is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Cabrera keeps control of the position as Hawkins tries to break free.
Cabrera scores with punches and elbows.
Cabrera is persistently looking for the submission but Hawkins is defending it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hawkins hold on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Hawkins right now.
Cabrera throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hawkins could be in trouble here!
Hawkins trying to control the hands but Cabrera breaks the grip.
Hawkins is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cabrera is staying active.
Cabrera lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Cabrera.
Hawkins is trying to break free.
Hawkins is covering up but some of the strikes from Cabrera are getting through and doing damage.
Hawkins wants to escape the position.
Hawkins trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Hawkins looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cabrera.
Hawkins covering up well under a series of strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hawkins tries to roll but Cabrera sticks to his back.
Cabrera punishes Hawkins with strikes from the back mount.
Cabrera trying to control momentarily.
Cabrera is hanging on to Hawkins's back as he tries to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helix Cabrera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cabrera 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helix Cabrera!
Helix Cabrera decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Lamont Hawkins was interviewed post fight and said 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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