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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heller Cabrera (ranked 377 p4p, 508 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 52 p4p, 60 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heller Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aalto looks to land a left hand but Cabrera moved out of range nicely.
Aalto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aalto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aalto dodges the punch combination from Cabrera.
Cabrera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cabrera gets through Aalto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aalto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cabrera prevents a body shot from Aalto.
Aalto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aalto has Cabrera pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Aalto pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cabrera tumbling to the mat - Aalto dives into Cabrera's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera is trying to control the position but Aalto postures up.
Aalto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aalto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aalto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabrera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aalto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aalto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aalto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aalto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera trying to control the position.
Cabrera wants to stand up but Aalto is controlling him.
Cabrera seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Aalto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aalto stopping the sweep attempt from Cabrera.
Cabrera scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A big right from Aalto misses.
Aalto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aalto connects with a high kick.
It looks like Heller Cabrera has been cut.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Aalto clobbers Cabrera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Aalto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heller Cabrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabrera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Aalto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aalto cracks Cabrera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabrera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Cabrera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aalto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aalto misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto connects with a solid leg kick.
Aalto slips under a jab.
Aalto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aalto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cabrera is able to avoid easily.
Aalto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aalto ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Aalto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aalto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cabrera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cabrera is trying to stand up here but Aalto is controlling him well.
Cabrera trying to hold on to Aalto's head to control him but Aalto postures up.
Aalto wants to pass the guard but Cabrera is defending well.
Cabrera is defending against the submission attempts here by Aalto.
Aalto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cabrera manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cabrera managing to control the position.
Aalto postures up and lands a big shot to Cabrera's brow.
Aalto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cabrera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cabrera has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Aalto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Aalto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aalto misses with a body kick.
Aalto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Aalto.
Cabrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aalto lands a jab to the nose.
Aalto with a nice calf kick.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aalto throws a lazy body kick
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aalto slips a straight right by Cabrera.
Aalto fails to land the takedown.
Aalto fails with the takedown
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aalto doesn't seem bothered though.
Aalto misses the jab.
No luck for Aalto with that takedown attempt.
Heller Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Aalto.
Aalto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aalto tries to land a front kick but Cabrera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Aalto is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabrera.
Aalto wants to clinch up but Cabrera keeps it at a distance.
Cabrera tries to clinch up but Aalto circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera scores with a three punch combo!
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Aalto.
Cabrera clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Aalto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heller Cabrera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cabrera throws an overhand right that lands on Aalto's shoulder, as Aalto tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aalto.
Aalto tries to clinch but Cabrera is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, jab by Cabrera - just one landing.
Aalto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabrera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aalto throws a sloppy head kick and Cabrera moves out of range easily.
Cabrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cabrera lands with a hook. Aalto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aalto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabrera. That did some damage!
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aalto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Aalto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Aalto is out of range.
Aalto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cabrera checks it well.
Aalto throws a nice head kick!
Aalto scores with a kick to the body.
Aalto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Cabrera cracks Aalto with a good jab.
Cabrera moves out of range of the body kick.
Cabrera lunges at Aalto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aalto's hand.
Michael Aalto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aalto walks into a jab.
Cabrera avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera walks into a left hand.
Cabrera misses the shot to the body.
Aalto throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Aalto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cabrera will feel that in the morning.
Aalto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot by Cabrera.
Aalto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabrera.
Aalto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cabrera defends it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aalto checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Aalto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aalto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cabrera to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick lands for Cabrera.
Aalto misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cabrera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Aalto - the referee stops the clock and Cabrera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Aalto. Cabrera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Aalto. That's going to slow Cabrera down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto throws a low kick but Cabrera moves out of range easily.
Cabrera connects with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera wants to clinch up but Aalto keeps it at a distance.
Aalto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cabrera's head.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aalto clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Aalto.
Cabrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aalto misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
Cabrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Aalto fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Aalto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrera blocks a body shot from Aalto.
A shot in the inside from Cabrera.
Aalto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aalto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aalto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aalto swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aalto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aalto blocking some punches.
Cabrera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aalto.
Cabrera misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aalto.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aalto connects with a single shot there.
Aalto is looking to chop away at Cabrera's legs.
Aalto blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera misses the body punch
and Aalto counters with a thumping low kick.
Aalto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cabrera throws out a loose jab but Aalto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Aalto.
Aalto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aalto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aalto throws a push kick but Cabrera slaps the foot to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Cabrera misses its target.
Aalto avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Nice jab there from Aalto.
Aalto misses with a looping right.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Aalto moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Aalto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aalto misses with a low kick.
Cabrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aalto.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrera misses the target.
Cabrera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aalto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cabrera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aalto - that will leave a mark!
A bone on bone clash there as Cabrera blocks the leg kick.
Cabrera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aalto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cabrera manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Aalto keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aalto goes for a takedown attempt but Cabrera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Heller Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Aalto.
Cabrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Heller Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heller Cabrera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cabrera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
A low kick from Cabrera misses
and Aalto counters with a good, hard body kick but Cabrera shrugs it off.
Aalto misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Aalto manages to avoid it.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aalto.
Cabrera moves into the clinch.
Aalto has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cabrera regains guard immediately.
Cabrera has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Aalto is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aalto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Aalto.
Cabrera with the inside leg kick.
Aalto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cabrera swivels and escapes.
Cabrera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Aalto avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cabrera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cabrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Aalto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabrera checks a low kick from Aalto.
Cabrera lands with a right hand.
Aalto connects with a solid leg kick.
Aalto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aalto checks a low kick from Cabrera.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aalto! But no joy.
Aalto looks to land a left hand but Cabrera moved out of range nicely.
Cabrera blocks a leg kick.
Aalto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aalto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Aalto connects with a crisp jab.
Aalto walks into a straight right hand from Cabrera.
Aalto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aalto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Aalto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Cabrera has Aalto up against the cage in a clinch.
Aalto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cabrera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cabrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aalto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Aalto avoids the punch easily.
Aalto defending well as Cabrera loads up on a big left hand.
Aalto checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Aalto throws out a leg kick but Cabrera moves out of range and Aalto only half commits.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aalto throws a big counter head kick but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Aalto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Cabrera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cabrera.
Aalto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aalto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aalto swings widly with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aalto throws a low kick but Cabrera avoids it.
Aalto misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera moves into the clinch.
Cabrera prevents a body shot from Aalto.
Cabrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera lands with a short shot to the head.
Aalto misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cabrera.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aalto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Aalto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It seemed like Aalto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aalto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aalto stuns Cabrera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cabrera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cabrera moves out of range as Aalto throws a body kick.
Cabrera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto lands a high kick!
Aalto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aalto.
Cabrera blocks the body kick.
Cabrera half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cabrera lands a leg kick that knocks Aalto off balance momentarily.
Aalto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a series of wild punches.
Cabrera thuds a left hand into Aalto's body.
Aalto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Aalto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aalto throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it.
Aalto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabrera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aalto connects with a body shot that sends Cabrera's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heller Cabrera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cabrera 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heller Cabrera!
After winning the bout, Heller Cabrera thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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