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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herve Cabrera (ranked 1111 p4p, 1130 weight class) and Destin Craven (ranked 121 p4p, 123 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herve Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Destin Craven!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cabrera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cabrera scores with a sloppy right hand. Craven should have avoided that one.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Craven.
Craven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Craven releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Craven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Cabrera has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Craven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Craven is rocked!
Cabrera throws a hook but Craven blocks it.
Craven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Craven.
Cabrera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Craven is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabrera finish him?
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!
Cabrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Craven seems to have recovered his senses.
Craven lands a head kick!
Craven slips under a jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Craven walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Craven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cabrera misses the jab.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Craven defending well as Cabrera loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera misses with a straight left.
Craven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Craven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Cabrera does no damage.
Cabrera lands with an uppercut that bounces Craven off the cage and back into range.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craven missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabrera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Craven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cabrera lands with a nice body punch.
Craven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrera moves away.
A head kick misses from Craven.
Cabrera lands a jab to Craven's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Craven.
Craven takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Craven as he connects with a hook.
Cabrera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Craven digs a good body shot into Cabrera's ribs.
Craven thows a body kick. Cabrera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Craven moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
Craven takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Craven moves away.
Craven just misses with a punch to the body.
Craven takes a jab right on the kisser.
Craven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Craven swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera stuns Craven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Craven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Craven.
Craven just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Cabrera misses.
Nice sprawl there from Cabrera as Craven shoots in.
Craven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cabrera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrera shoots in but Craven avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a series of punches but Craven moves out of range.
Cabrera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Craven.
Cabrera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Craven moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Craven.
Good shot there by Cabrera.
Cabrera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Craven slips a jab and a cross from Cabrera.
Craven steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Craven.
Craven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Craven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Cabrera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Craven.
Cabrera misses with a double jab
and Craven counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Craven looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cabrera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Craven is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cabrera has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Craven throws a strike but Cabrera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cabrera stopping the sweep attempt from Craven.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
Craven looking for a guillotine here but Cabrera defends easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craven is trying to keep Cabrera in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herve Cabrera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Craven lands a nice shot that snaps Cabrera's head back.
Craven closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Craven lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera working for a triangle but Craven defends it easily.
Cabrera working for a triangle but Craven defends it easily.
Craven throwing strikes from guard but Cabrera blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven tries to free his leg and advance position but Cabrera is retaining full guard.
Craven is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Craven throws a sloppy strike and Cabrera has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Craven is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Cabrera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herve Cabrera!
Herve Cabrera was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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