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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Growden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eleomar Cabbat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eleomar Cabbat will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Growden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eleomar Cabbat!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabbat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Growden scores with a one two! Cabbat had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Cabbat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabbat misses with the combination.
Growden scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Growden misses with a wild combination.
Growden wants to clinch up but Cabbat keeps it at a distance.
Growden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabbat.
Cabbat swats away the attempt to clinch by Growden.
Cabbat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabbat waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Growden.
Growden moves in looking to clinch but Cabbat pushes him off.
A jab from Cabbat misses.
Cabbat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Cabbat does no damage.
Cabbat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cabbat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Growden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Growden tries to clinch but Cabbat is having none of it.
Growden moves in looking to clinch but Cabbat pushes him off.
Growden misses with a combination
and Cabbat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabbat lands a jab-cross combination.
Growden tries to clinch
and Cabbat counters with a series of strikes. Growden will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Growden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cabbat counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Growden down! Cabbat is looking to finish but Growden is intelligently defending himself.
Growden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cabbat is one step ahead there.
Cabbat gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Growden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cabbat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Cabbat as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growden clinches but Cabbat breaks the clinch
and Cabbat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabbat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Growden counters with a series of strikes. Cabbat will be more careful next time no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Growden.
Cabbat looks gassed!
Growden closes the distance but Cabbat moves to the side
letting Cabbat counter with a right hand.
Cabbat tries to bum rush Growden with a series of wild strikes but Growden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Growden tries to clinch but Cabbat moves away
and Cabbat counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cabbat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Growden tries to clinch
and Cabbat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabbat circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cabbat counters with a straight right hand.
Growden misses with a few strikes there.
Cabbat circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Cabbat to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabbat blocks a head kick by Growden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eleomar Cabbat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cabbat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cabbat 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.
Cabbat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cabbat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cabbat misses with the combination.
Eleomar Cabbat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabbat misses with a series of wild punches.
Growden slips under a jab from Cabbat.
Growden misses with a double jab
and Cabbat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabbat swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Growden wants to clinch
letting Cabbat counter with a right hand.
Cabbat catches Growden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Growden tries to clinch but Cabbat moves away
and Cabbat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Growden coming out on top.
Cabbat is breathing heavily.
Growden throws a series of punches but Cabbat avoids them all with ease.
Cabbat lands an overhand right.
Cabbat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Growden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cabbat circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cabbat counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Growden tries to clinch but Cabbat moves away
and Cabbat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Growden wants to clinch
and Cabbat counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabbat circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Cabbat counter with a right hand.
A combination from Growden does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growden darts in trying to clinch
and Cabbat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Craig Growden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Growden darts in trying to clinch
and Cabbat counters with a nice uppercut.
Cabbat scores with a three punch combo!
Cabbat blocks a head kick by Growden.
Cabbat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Growden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growden misses the jab.
Growden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Growden clinches but Cabbat breaks the clinch
and Cabbat counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabbat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Growden moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabbat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Growden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Growden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cabbat counters with a series of strikes. Growden will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eleomar Cabbat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Growden looks to clinch
and Cabbat counters with a straight right hand.
Cabbat slips a jab and a cross from Growden.
Growden misses with a combination
and Cabbat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Growden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Growden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cabbat counters with a one-two to the body.
Cabbat missing with a left hand there. Growden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Growden darts in trying to clinch
and Cabbat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Growden tries to clinch but Cabbat moves away
and Cabbat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Growden thinking.
Growden ducks under a wild hook from Cabbat.
Growden tries to score with a low kick but Cabbat moves his leg out of the way.
Growden misses with a jab to the body
enabling Cabbat to counter with a crisp jab.
Growden looks to clinch
and Cabbat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Growden tries to clinch up
and Growden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cabbat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growden thuds a left hand into Cabbat's body.
Cabbat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cabbat throws a series of punches but Growden moves out of range.
Cabbat lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Growden.
Growden really is a fat lump.
Growden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cabbat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabbat looks to throw the jab but Growden is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cabbat counters with a nice uppercut.
Craig Growden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Growden misses the body punch
and Cabbat counters with a three punch combo that has Growden backing up. Growden nods at Cabbat to acknowledge the strikes.
Growden looks to clinch
and Cabbat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Growden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Growden darts in trying to clinch
letting Cabbat counter with a right hand.
Growden tries to clinch but Cabbat moves away
letting Cabbat counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cabbat.
Growden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabbat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Growden fails to land with a series of punches.
Cabbat circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cabbat counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabbat lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabbat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Growden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Craig Growden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eleomar Cabbat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheers as Cabbat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Growden doesn't seem phased though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eleomar Cabbat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cabbat has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eleomar Cabbat!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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