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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calixto Cardona (ranked 580 p4p, 254 weight class) and Pablo Noriega (ranked 79 p4p, 34 weight class). Noriega has chosen MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calixto Cardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Noriega walks into a stiff left hand from Cardona.
Noriega throws a leg kick which misses Cardona's front leg but catches the back leg as Cardona tries to avoid it.
Cardona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cardona blocks a leg kick.
Cardona misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Cardona.
Cardona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noriega throws out a counter right but Cardona avoids it with no problem.
Noriega throws a big shot that misses.
Cardona moves into the clinch successfully.
Cardona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Noriega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cardona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Noriega - that landed with a thud.
Cardona blocks a body shot from Noriega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardona manages to break the clinch.
Cardona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cardona thuds his shin into the meat of Noriega's side.
Cardona looks to land a left hand but Noriega moved out of range nicely.
Noriega slips a straight right by Cardona.
Cardona throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Cardona misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cardona checks a leg kick.
Cardona misses the body punch
and Noriega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body kick from Noriega.
A head kick misses from Cardona.
Cardona throws a big shot that misses.
Noriega takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cardona looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cardona lands a jab to Noriega's midsection.
Noriega connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cardona's hands.
Noriega slips under a jab.
Noriega slips a straight right by Cardona.
Noriega looks to throw the jab but Cardona is out of range.
Noriega lands with an uppercut that bounces Cardona off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cardona looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Noriega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cardona manages to avoid it.
Cardona throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Cardona misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Noriega.
Noriega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cardona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cardona gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Noriega.
Cardona misses with a body kick.
Cardona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cardona throws a lazy right hand but Noriega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Noriega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cardona avoids the head kick by Noriega.
Noriega drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Noriega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cardona.
Cardona catches Noriega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Noriega moves out of range as Cardona strikes.
Noriega scores with a head kick. Cardona tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Noriega takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Noriega tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cardona is able to avoid easily.
Noriega throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slow jab from Cardona misses its intended target.
Noriega defending well as Cardona loads up on a big left hand.
Noriega swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cardona scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona lands a head shot.
Noriega throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cardona.
Noriega misses with a hook. Cardona ducked under it nicely.
Cardona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cardona connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noriega's hands.
Some wild striking there from Noriega.
Noriega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cardona keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Cardona wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cardona is looking to slow Noriega down with leg kicks.
Cardona connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Noriega's hands.
Noriega misses the shot to the body.
Cardona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Noriega thumps Cardona with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noriega looks to land a body kick but Cardona moved away.
Cardona throws an overhand right that lands on Noriega's shoulder, as Noriega tries to avoid the shot.
Cardona pivots, looking for a leg kick but Noriega is out of range and Cardona settles back down.
Cardona lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a jab when Cardona was well out of range.
Noriega throws a lazy right hand but Cardona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cardona darts in and clinches Noriega up against the cage.
Cardona working aggressively here.
Cardona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cardona.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardona.
Noriega putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cardona in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cardona dodges an elbow strike from Noriega.
Noriega blocks an uppercut.
Noriega throws a punch but it's blocked by Cardona.
A nice left hand lands by Cardona.
A left hand lands to the body for Cardona.
Noriega blocks a body shot from Cardona.
Noriega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cardona swings for the body but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega tries a quick counter leg kick but Cardona is wise to it.
Noriega throws a lazy right hand but Cardona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noriega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noriega throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cardona.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calixto Cardona dominated that round.
That's time! Cardona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cardona wants to clinch up but Noriega keeps it at a distance.
Cardona works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Noriega scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That kick from Noriega tenderised Cardona's leg. Cardona is trying to keep his angry face on.
Noriega feints and then cracks Cardona's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cardona down.
Cardona blocks a jab.
Noriega checks a leg kick nicely.
Cardona lands a nice looking body shot.
Cardona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noriega.
Cardona was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Noriega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cardona.
Cardona fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Noriega, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noriega.
A right handed body shot lands from Cardona.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cardona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noriega throws an elbow but misses.
Cardona lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
Noriega blocks a body shot from Cardona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona avoiding damage as Noriega throws knees to the body.
Cardona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noriega backwards.
Noriega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
Cardona lands with a light punch inside.
Cardona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cardona lands with a light punch inside.
Noriega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cardona working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cardona takes an elbow to the temple.
Noriega prevents a body shot from Cardona.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Noriega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cardona tries to throw a body punch but Noriega avoids it by throwing Cardona back against the cage.
Cardona takes a knee right on the jaw!
Noriega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noriega misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cardona swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cardona with a nice calf kick.
Cardona takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega lands with a kick to the temple. Cardona shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Noriega throws a series of punches but Cardona avoids them all with ease.
Cardona moves into range and clinches up with Noriega.
Cardona scores with a shot to the side of Noriega's head.
Calixto Cardona has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Noriega is working Cardona over against the cage.
Cardona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cardona misses with a looping right.
Calixto Cardona is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Noriega.
Noriega takes one to the side of the head.
Cardona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Cardona. That snapped Noriega's head back.
Cardona digs a good hook to Noriega's body.
Noriega misses with a straight right.
Noriega throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cardona lands a lovely overhand right.
Cardona with a hook.
Cardona is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cardona.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cardona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noriega can do to turn this around?
Cardona takes the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Cardona as the two fighters clinch.
Noriega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
Cardona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Noriega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cardona pushes Noriega back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Noriega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Cardona misses.
Noriega throws a leg kick but Cardona checks it.
Noriega scores with a jab to the body.
Noriega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cardona misses with a left hand
and Noriega counters with a right hand to the body.
Cardona on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Noriega, as that shot connected.
Cardona slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Cardona misses.
Noriega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cardona to score with a decent uppercut.
Noriega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cardona doesn't manage to clinch there - Noriega circles away.
Noriega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cardona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noriega.
Cardona closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cardona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cardona wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noriega misses with a low kick.
Noriega misses with a hook.
Cardona wants to clinch up but Noriega keeps it at a distance.
Cardona checks a leg kick nicely.
As Noriega backs away, Cardona returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noriega lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cardona lands with a nice body punch.
Cardona lands with a good body shot.
Noriega takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calixto Cardona dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cardona keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cardona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cardona tests Noriega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cardona lands with a hook. Noriega tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cardona looks to land a left hand but Noriega moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Noriega - just one landing.
Noriega drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cardona connects with a body shot that sends Noriega's belly button to the back.
Cardona misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from Noriega misses.
Cardona is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega moves out of range of the body kick.
Noriega steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Noriega throws a push kick but Cardona slaps the foot to one side.
Cardona scores with a head kick. Noriega tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cardona lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Calixto Cardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Cardona moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Noriega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cardona moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Noriega.
Cardona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noriega.
Cardona throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Noriega is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Noriega has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cardona tries to clinch there but Noriega circles away.
Cardona tries to clinch up.
Noriega is trying to counter with his kicks.
Noriega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noriega goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cardona misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cardona wants to clinch up but Noriega keeps it at a distance.
Cardona misses with a straight left.
Cardona misses with an uppercut
and Noriega makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Noriega throws the kick towards the body but Cardona avoids it.
Cardona clobbers Noriega with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cardona misses with a body kick.
Cardona closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noriega throws an elbow but misses.
Pablo Noriega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega pushes Cardona back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noriega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noriega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardona manages to break the clinch.
Cardona lands a nice leg kick that just misses Noriega's sensitive parts.
Cardona misses with an uppercut.
Cardona misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Noriega.
Noriega steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cardona.
Cardona on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Noriega. Noriega obviously looking to wear him down.
Noriega throws a wild body kick that Cardona sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Cardona on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Noriega pushes Cardona back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cardona lands a nice shot to the body.
Cardona lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cardona misses with a punch to the body.
Noriega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cardona backwards.
Calixto Cardona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona lands with a light punch inside.
Noriega tries a body shot but Cardona blocks it.
Cardona is working Noriega over against the cage.
Noriega lands an elbow inside that Cardona shrugs off.
Cardona throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Noriega tries to work over Cardona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Noriega.
Noriega scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Noriega has a couple of punches blocked by Cardona.
Cardona pushes Noriega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cardona makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cardona prevents a body shot from Noriega.
Noriega blocks an uppercut.
Noriega tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noriega missing with knees to the body.
Cardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Noriega backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Cardona.
Noriega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cardona avoids it.
Cardona managing to block the knees to the body from Noriega.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
Noriega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cardona's elbow.
Noriega landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noriega.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Noriega controls the action.
Noriega tries to throw a body punch but Cardona avoids it by throwing Noriega back against the cage.
Noriega breaks from the clinch.
Noriega checks a leg kick nicely.
Noriega attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Cardona.
Cardona avoids the head kick by Noriega.
Cardona lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calixto Cardona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cardona has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calixto Cardona!
Calixto Cardona decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Pablo Noriega stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don’t Worry Im Gonna Put A Hit On Him Ese'.
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