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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herve Cabrera (ranked 495 p4p, 1549 weight class) and Kurt Cobain (ranked 70 p4p, 191 weight class). Cobain has chosen Smells Like Teen Spirit as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herve Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Cobain!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cobain. That's going to slow Cabrera down.
Cobain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cabrera's head.
Cobain swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Cobain.
It looked like Cabrera was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cobain looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Cobain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurt Cobain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Cobain as Cabrera shoots in.
Cobain ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cobain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cabrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cobain checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobain.
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 misses with a hook.
Cobain has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cabrera is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cobain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cabrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick lands for Cobain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cobain momentarily.
Cobain misses with a hook.
Cabrera moves out of range as Cobain strikes.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Cobain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabrera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cobain misses with a body shot.
Cobain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Cobain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a hook. Cobain ducked under it nicely.
Cobain lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cobain works over Cabrera's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobain moves out of range as Cabrera throws a body kick.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobain throws a hook but Cabrera blocks it.
Cabrera feints and then cracks Cobain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cobain down.
Cabrera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cabrera misses with a leg kick
and Cobain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cobain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabrera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cabrera throws an off balance right hand
letting Cobain counter with a right hand.
A low kick lands for Cabrera.
Cobain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cabrera's head backwards.
Cobain scores with a jab.
Cobain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Cabrera was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cobain's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cobain.
Cabrera lands with a nice body kick.
Cabrera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Cobain catches Cabrera right on the button with a cross.
Cabrera lands an overhand right.
Kurt Cobain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobain stalks Cabrera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cabrera's face. Cabrera staggers backwards, shaken.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut
and Cobain counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrera is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobain tried to score with a low kick but Cabrera checks it.
Cobain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh Cabrera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cobain can pounce on him.
Cabrera seems to have got his legs back now.
Cabrera wants to slow Cobain down by chopping away at his legs.
Cobain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobain lands a right hook to the body.
Cobain throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Cobain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Cobain manages to avoid it.
Cobain slips a jab from Cabrera.
Cobain lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.
Cobain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera walks into a jab.
Cobain throws an off balance right hand
and Cabrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Cobain misses its intended target.
Cabrera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cobain is fending him off so far but Cabrera persists. Nope, Cobain circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Cobain dominated that round.
That's time! Cabrera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cobain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cobain throws a leg kick that misses.
Cobain scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
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.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cabrera might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cabrera cracks a nice hook into Cobain's ribs.
Cobain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobain misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cabrera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cobain doesn't seem bothered though.
Cobain with a nice calf kick.
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 lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain staying out of range there.
Cobain misses with a looping right.
Cabrera feinted with a counter takedown.
Donk. Cobain catches Cabrera right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabrera.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobain.
A shot to the body from Cabrera misses
letting Cobain counter with a right hand.
Kurt Cobain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobain throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
Cobain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Cobain manages to avoid it.
Cobain throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobain lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cobain.
Cabrera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobain moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
Cabrera dives in for a single leg takedown but Cobain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cobain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cobain struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabrera controls his hands.
Cabrera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabrera has hold of one of Cobain's legs. Cobain is fighting the takedown attempt but Cabrera gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cobain is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cabrera dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobain is trying to control Cabrera's posture but Cabrera avoids it.
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Cobain looking for a sweep but Cabrera has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain tries to reverse the position but Cabrera maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobain regains half guard.
Cabrera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cabrera lands with a punch from half guard.
Cobain is concentrating on defense, preventing Cabrera from advancing position.
Cobain won't allow Cabrera to pass to mount.
Cobain tries to get to full guard but Cabrera has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cabrera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cobain manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cabrera is in close to Cobain's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cobain trying to control the position.
Cobain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabrera's guard.
Cobain trying to control but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
Cobain engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kurt Cobain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Cobain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cobain.
Herve Cabrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cabrera misses with a right hand
and Cobain counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Cobain scores with the left hand. Cabrera knows he should have avoided that one.
Cobain scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Cobain scoring well with a low kick there.
No joy there for Cobain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabrera throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Cobain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobain throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Cabrera checks a leg kick nicely.
Cabrera is looking for a counter combo.
Cabrera jabs Cobain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cobain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabrera's sensitive parts.
Cabrera misses with a takedown attempt - Cobain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cobain throws a leg kick which misses Cabrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrera tries to avoid it.
Cobain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cabrera throws a hook to the side of Cobain's head but Cobain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabrera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cobain misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobain misses with a body shot
and Cabrera counters with a leg kick.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobain throws out the jab.
Cabrera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cobain misses with a hook
and Cabrera counters with a low kick, right behind Cobain 's knee.
Cobain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabrera on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobain throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Cobain moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Cobain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cabrera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cobain throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Cobain misses with a hook.
Kurt Cobain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cobain.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Cobain 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.
An inside leg kick from Cobain misses.
Cabrera staying out of range there.
Cobain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabrera counters with a single leg into guard. Cobain didn't expect that.
Cabrera postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cobain controlling Cabrera's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera forces his way into half guard.
Cabrera wants to work for an arm triangle but Cobain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cobain wants to control the action here but instead Cabrera manages to pass to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera scoring with strikes but Cobain is staying in there.
Cabrera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobain looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Cobain is trying desperately to improve position.
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 Herve Cabrera.
I think Cobain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Cobain!
Kurt Cobain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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