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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrix Cabrera (ranked 2070 p4p, 2983 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 305 p4p, 408 weight class). Hendrix Cabrera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clubber Lang's chin.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a double jab.
Lang connects with a body shot that sends Cabrera's belly button to the back.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cabrera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lang throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrera misses the target.
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cabrera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Hendrix Cabrera has been cut.
Cabrera misses with a combination
and Lang counters with an outside leg kick.
Cabrera sizes up Lang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cabrera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cabrera tests Lang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabrera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lang defending well as Cabrera loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabrera lands with a right hand.
Cabrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Cabrera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cabrera looks to clinch
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cabrera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hendrix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang scores with a jab.
Lang staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera swings widly with a right hand
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Cabrera lands a jab.
Cabrera connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lang! But no joy.
Lang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Cabrera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang thuds a left hand into Cabrera's body.
A head kick by Cabrera misses
and Lang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabrera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrera moves away.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cabrera swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Lang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cabrera moves forwards but Lang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Lang takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lang takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Lang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cabrera tries to score with a low kick but Lang moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lang manages to avoid it.
Lang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cabrera counters with a leg kick.
Cabrera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lang misses with a body shot.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabrera throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Cabrera moves into the clinch successfully.
Cabrera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cabrera tries to throw a body punch but Lang avoids it by throwing Cabrera back against the cage.
Lang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lang takes a shot to the head.
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!
Lang misses with some punches.
Lang lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lang.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cabrera moves forwards but Lang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cabrera throws a poor cross that misses
and Lang counters with a nice uppercut.
Cabrera lands the left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Cabrera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a front kick aimed at Lang's knee but Lang avoids it well.
Lang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cabrera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Lang lands a right hook to the body.
Lang drops his hands momentarily and Cabrera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hendrix Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hendrix Cabrera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cabrera tries to clinch up.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Lang.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrera misses the target.
Cabrera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Lang throws a series of punches but Cabrera avoids them all with ease.
Cabrera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cabrera digs a good hook to Lang's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lang.
Lang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cabrera throws a counter high kick but Lang was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cabrera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
Lang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cabrera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
Lang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cabrera with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabrera tries to clinch there but Lang circles away.
Lang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheers as Cabrera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lang doesn't seem phased though.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Lang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cabrera.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick and Lang moves out of range easily.
Cabrera staying out of range there.
Cabrera throws a big shot that misses.
Cabrera throws a chopping leg kick but Lang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lang throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera is looking to score with low kicks.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrera moves away.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Lang moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a head kick but Lang moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cabrera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang misses with a left hand
and Cabrera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cabrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Lang.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Lang misses with an uppercut
and Cabrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabrera swings widly with a right hand
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang cracks Cabrera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lang misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabrera walks into a straight right hand from Lang.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Lang.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lang does no damage.
Cabrera misses the jab.
Lang feints a counter leg kick.
Lang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cabrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hendrix Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabrera throws a looping overhand right but Lang ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lang momentarily.
Lang throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
Lang was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cabrera feints a jab promting Lang to slip. Cabrera then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lang slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrera moves away.
Cabrera throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang lands a nice shot to the body.
Lang avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a straight left.
That kick from Lang tenderised Cabrera's leg. Cabrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cabrera throws a solid leg kick but Lang takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cabrera.
Cabrera cracks Lang with an open hand slap.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang slips under a jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
A big left from Cabrera misses.
Lang throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
As Lang tries to get set, Cabrera tries to push him back and clinch up but Lang manages to avoid the attempt.
Cabrera lands with a right hand.
Lang throws a leg kick but Cabrera moved away.
Lang moves in looking to clinch but Cabrera pushes him off.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cabrera tries to bum rush Lang with a series of wild strikes but Lang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera tries to clinch up.
Lang doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cabrera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrix Cabrera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hendrix Cabrera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lang walks into a left hand.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses.
Lang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Lang coming out on top.
No joy there for Lang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cabrera under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to work over Lang's front leg with a kick but Lang checks it.
Lang throws a leg kick but Cabrera moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Cabrera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabrera's sensitive parts.
Cabrera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lang back to the cage. Cabrera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cabrera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cabrera misses with a looping left.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
Lang throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Lang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lang throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Lang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrera.
Cabrera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clubber Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range.
Lang swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cabrera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Cabrera seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cabrera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick lands for Cabrera.
Cabrera misses the jab.
Lang throws a counter combo.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Lang moved away.
Lang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cabrera's head backwards.
Cabrera dips to his left and cracks Lang with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick from Cabrera, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang connects with a leg kick.
Donk. Lang catches Cabrera right on the button with a cross.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Lang.
Cabrera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cabrera misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Lang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. Lang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Cabrera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lang counters with a low kick, right behind Cabrera 's knee.
Lang has managed to clinch.
Lang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cabrera is keeping busy.
Lang swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cabrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Cabrera blocks an uppercut.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang leaning against his opponent.
Lang prevents a body shot from Cabrera.
Lang scores with a shoulder strike.
Lang lands a hook that snaps the head of Cabrera backwards.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrera has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
Lang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lang throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Lang misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Cabrera as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lang fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hendrix Cabrera.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cabrera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrix Cabrera!
A victorious Hendrix Cabrera thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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