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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrix Cabrera (ranked 1202 p4p, 1448 weight class) and Jimmy Nitro (ranked 156 p4p, 181 weight class). Nitro has chosen A Perfect Hero - Super Eurobeat as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
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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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Nitro!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nitro to the mat! Nitro manages to get full guard.
Cabrera tries to free his leg and advance position but Nitro is retaining full guard.
Nitro controlling the position.
Cabrera trying to control but Nitro is working from the bottom.
Nitro seems keen to control Cabrera's posture.
Cabrera passes Nitro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cabrera wants to work for an arm triangle but Nitro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cabrera is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nitro wants to control but Cabrera is keeping busy.
Nitro keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Nitro felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitro tries to roll over but Cabrera keeps him under control.
Nitro is trying to control but can't.
Nitro preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cabrera is trying to control. Nitro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nitro tries to get to full guard but Cabrera has control of the leg.
Nitro is refusing to be controlled, as Cabrera sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nitro throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
Nitro 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.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses.
Nitro misses with a head kick.
Good work by Cabrera as he checks the leg kick.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Nitro moves out of range.
Cabrera lands a jab to the nose.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nitro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cabrera decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nitro's guard.
Cabrera trying to control but Nitro is working from the bottom.
Nitro is trying to keep Cabrera in close.
Cabrera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nitro looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cabrera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to free his leg and advance position but Nitro is retaining full guard.
Cabrera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nitro's guard.
Cabrera is looking for a kimura but Nitro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cabrera to get the leverage.
Cabrera is thwarting Nitro's attempts to control the position.
Cabrera trying to control the pace.
Cabrera wants to free his trapped foot but Nitro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cabrera is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nitro wants to improve his position but Cabrera is controlling well.
Cabrera is pressing down on Nitro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nitro is holding on for now.
Cabrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nitro keeps working.
Nitro keeps control of the position for the meantime.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nitro gets back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cabrera's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrix Cabrera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A solid body kick from Nitro.
Nitro throws a body kick that misses.
Cabrera slips a jab from Nitro.
Cabrera slips a straight right by Nitro.
Nice cross by Nitro.
It looks like Hendrix Cabrera has been cut.
Nitro looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Nitro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
Nitro with a jab.
Nitro misses with a kick to the body.
Nitro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nitro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera lands an overhand right.
A low kick lands for Cabrera.
Nitro misses with a shot to the body
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nitro.
Cabrera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nitro in his tracks.
Nitro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Nitro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jimmy Nitro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cabrera. That's going to slow Nitro down.
Cabrera tries to land a front kick but Nitro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nitro misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabrera counters with a good low kick that Nitro was not able to check.
Nitro misses with a hook.
Cabrera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nitro's head.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
Nitro throws the kick towards the body but Cabrera avoids it.
Nitro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cabrera misses with the combination.
Cabrera moves out of range as Nitro throws a body kick.
Cabrera misses with a body kick.
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nitro can do to turn this around?
Nitro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nitro's head backwards.
Nitro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jimmy Nitro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nitro misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nitro misses with a body kick.
Nitro throws a lazy head kick
and Cabrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nitro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitro checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Nitro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nitro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nitro throws a leg kick
and Cabrera counters with a thumping low kick.
Cabrera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nitro. Nitro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nitro walks into a left hand.
Cabrera scores with a hook to the body. Nitro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabrera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Nitro as he connects with a hook.
Nitro scores with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Nitro. That snapped Cabrera's head back.
Hendrix Cabrera's cut is getting worse.
Cabrera lands with an overhand left.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cabrera moves out of range of the body kick.
Cabrera closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cabrera trying to control the action but Nitro is working from the bottom.
Nitro is pressing down on Cabrera's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cabrera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nitro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cabrera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nitro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cabrera swings around for an armbar but Nitro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cabrera's guard.
Nitro stands and throws Cabrera's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nitro passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cabrera!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitro tries to control but Cabrera wriggling away.
Cabrera is trying to escape the mount.
Nitro is trying to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nitro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nitro seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Cabrera is holding on tight.
Nitro tries to control but Cabrera wriggling away.
Nitro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nitro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Nitro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hendrix Cabrera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Cabrera. Beautiful body shot.
Cabrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cabrera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nitro!
Cabrera wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nitro, who protects the arm well.
Cabrera wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nitro, who protects the arm well.
Cabrera working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nitro knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nitro is trying to control Cabrera's posture but Cabrera avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera swings around for an armbar but Nitro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cabrera's guard.
Cabrera wants to sweep here but Nitro controlling him for the moment.
Nitro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cabrera is trying to keep Nitro in close.
Nitro preventing the sweep.
Nitro controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitro advances position into side control!
Cabrera wants to control but Nitro postures up.
Cabrera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cabrera is trying to control Nitro's posture but Nitro avoids it.
Nitro trying to control the action but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitro is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cabrera will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nitro is continuing to stall.
Cabrera is trying to improve his position.
Cabrera is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at FF Forever, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Cabrera manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cabrera is thwarting Nitro's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Nitro keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nitro holds on and takes a little breather.
Cabrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Nitro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabrera advances to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nitro wants to improve his position but Cabrera is controlling well.
Cabrera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nitro has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hendrix 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrix Cabrera!
A very excited looking Hendrix Cabrera 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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energy
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hype
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