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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santino Cabal (ranked 5100 p4p, 4960 weight class) and MJ Frolich (ranked 573 p4p, 559 weight class). Cabal comes to the cage accompanied by Chalino Sanchez - Baraja de Oro. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Cabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, MJ Frolich!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frolich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frolich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cabal.
Cabal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cabal is trying to break the clinch but Frolich has him pressed against the cage.
Cabal lands a shoulder strike.
Cabal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frolich throws an elbow that misses.
Cabal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cabal wants to break free but Frolich has control.
Frolich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabal has Frolich pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frolich.
Frolich tries to throw a body punch but Cabal avoids it by throwing Frolich back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cabal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cabal works on Frolich's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
Cabal lands a body shot.
Frolich looks winded!
Cabal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Frolich tries to work over Cabal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabal lands with a right to the head.
Cabal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabal blocking some punches.
Cabal lands with a short shot to the head.
Cabal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabal.
Cabal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Frolich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cabal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
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!
Cabal digs a right hand into Frolich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frolich's gas tank.
Cabal effectively controlling the action here.
Frolich misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabal.
Cabal lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cabal avoids the elbow strike from Frolich, against the cage.
Cabal lands an uppercut.
Cabal lands a nice shot to the body.
Cabal lands an uppercut.
Cabal blocks the elbow strike.
Cabal blocks a body shot from Frolich.
Cabal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Cabal.
Frolich lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cabal prevents a body shot from Frolich.
Cabal digs a right hand into Frolich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frolich's gas tank.
Cabal leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cabal.
Cabal lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cabal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cabal can't break the clinch.
Cabal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
Cabal avoiding damage.
Frolich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frolich throws an elbow that misses.
Frolich lands a nice elbow.
Cabal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabal leaning against his opponent.
Frolich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabal lands a hook that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
Frolich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabal's elbow.
Cabal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
Cabal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
Frolich misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabal scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Cabal scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal blocks an elbow strike from Frolich.
Frolich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frolich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cabal's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Cabal.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frolich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cabal's brow.
Frolich working aggressively here.
Frolich throws an elbow that misses.
Frolich lands a nice elbow.
Frolich can't find room to land a body shot as Cabal controls the action.
Cabal lands with a left to the head.
Cabal stalling.
Cabal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabal lands a body shot.
Cabal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frolichs head.
Cabal leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frolichs head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Cabal dominated that round.
That's time! Cabal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frolich tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frolich tries to clinch but Cabal moves out of range.
Cabal misses with the combination.
Frolich tries to clinch but Cabal is having none of it.
Frolich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frolich tries to clinch there but Cabal circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cabal tries to circle away but Frolich has him pinned against the cage.
Cabal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabal is looking to break free of the clinch but Frolich has double underhooks.
Frolich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cabal backwards.
Cabal has had enough of the clinch but Frolich keeps him there for the moment.
Cabal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frolich moves into range and clinches up with Cabal.
Cabal avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal pushes Frolich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frolich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cabal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frolich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cabal can't find room to land a body shot as Frolich controls the action.
Cabal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frolich's elbow.
Frolich tries to work over Cabal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cabal.
Frolich takes a shot to the head.
Frolich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frolich keeps control of Cabal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frolich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frolich swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabal avoiding damage as Frolich throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal avoids a wild elbow strike from Frolich.
Cabal blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cabal.
Frolich struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabal controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Cabal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frolich.
Cabal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frolich can do to turn this around?
Cabal blocks an elbow strike from Frolich.
Frolich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cabal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cabal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santino Cabal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frolich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cabal digs a right hand into Frolich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frolich's gas tank.
Frolich is breathing heavily.
Cabal lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal breaks the clinch.
Frolich tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cabal counters with a straight right hand.
MJ Frolich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frolich tries to move into range but Cabal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Frolich walks into a stiff left hand from Cabal.
Cabal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frolich darts in and clinches Cabal up against the cage.
Cabal blocks an elbow strike.
Cabal lands a body shot.
Cabal lands with a right to the head.
Cabal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cabal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Frolich.
Cabal effectively controlling the action here.
Cabal is leaning against Frolich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Cabal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Cabal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cabal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frolich backwards.
Cabal lands a body punch.
Cabal dodges an elbow strike from Frolich.
Good body shot from Cabal.
Cabal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cabal lands a body punch.
Cabal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cabal pushes Frolich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frolich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cabal stalls.
Cabal lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Frolich fails to land.
Frolich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabal dodges an elbow strike from Frolich.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Cabal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cabal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frolich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cabal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Frolich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frolich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Frolich scrambles back to his feet.
Frolich doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabal circles away.
Frolich tries to clinch there but Cabal circles away.
Frolich takes one to the chin there.
Cabal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frolich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Frolich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Frolich tries to clinch up but Cabal circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frolich wants to clinch
and Cabal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frolich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frolich doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabal circles away.
Frolich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frolich tries to move into range but Cabal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cabal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Frolich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cabal appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oooooh!!! Cabal has knocked Frolich down with a huge combo! Cabal steps away and waves a wobbly Frolich back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Frolich is rocked!
Cabal lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Frolich out cold! Frolich is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Santino Cabal!
A very excited looking Santino Cabal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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