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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benji Torres (ranked 421 p4p, 913 weight class) and Hendrix Cabrera (ranked 52 p4p, 108 weight class). 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
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hendrix Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera catches Torres with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera instigates a clinch.
Torres stops a takedown attempt from Cabrera.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cabrera has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cabrera presses Torres against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cabrera gets through Torres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cabrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabrera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Torres avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Torres breaks the clinch.
Torres looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Torres slaps away a takedown attempt from Cabrera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Torres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benji Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendrix Cabrera.
A nice leg kick from Cabrera, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Hendrix Cabrera has been cut.
Cabrera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Torres gets tackled into the cage by Cabrera. Cabrera maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrera has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabrera.
Cabrera fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Torres.
Cabrera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Torres is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cabrera scores with a shoulder strike.
Cabrera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cabrera tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Cabrera back against the cage.
Cabrera blocking some punches.
Cabrera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrera lands a shoulder strike.
Torres blocking some punches.
Torres lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera misses with a punch to the body.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres blocks a body shot from Cabrera.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cabrera.
A little feinted left hand from Torres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benji Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabrera lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cabrera shoots and misses
and Torres counters with a left to the body.
Cabrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cabrera throws a head kick that Torres semi-blocks.
Cabrera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Torres throwing a counter right hand but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Torres moves out of range of the leg kick from Cabrera.
Torres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabrera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera moves into the clinch.
Torres scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cabrera is looking for a takedown.
Cabrera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cabrera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
Cabrera misses with a hook
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabrera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torres avoids it really well and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Torres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cabrera throws a big shot that misses.
Cabrera throws a solid leg kick but Torres takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cabrera.
Cabrera is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Torres moves out of range of the body kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cabrera clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrera.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera is trying to pull guard but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Cabrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Cabrera.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Cabrera avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cabrera.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Cabrera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrix Cabrera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hendrix Cabrera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A big left from Torres misses.
Torres blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Torres misses the target.
Both fighters circling a little - Cabrera finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cabrera tried to score with a low kick but Torres checks it.
Hendrix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torres displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cabrera.
Torres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hendrix Cabrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
Torres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cabrera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses with a left hand
and Cabrera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torres's knee momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabrera.
Torres walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
Cabrera lands a glancing blow to the side of Torres's head.
Cabrera throws a right hand that misses
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
Cabrera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Hendrix Cabrera's cut even more.
Torres is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cabrera wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Torres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cabrera scores with a push kick.
Cabrera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torres.
Torres walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cabrera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cabrera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cabrera misses with a kick to the body
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Benji Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendrix Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to clinch up.
Torres defending well as Cabrera loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
A little feinted left hand from Torres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cabrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cabrera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabrera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
The cut above Hendrix Cabrera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a body kick.
Torres throwing a counter right hand but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Cabrera misses with a leg kick
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Cabrera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Torres scores with a counter punch that sends Cabrera to the canvas! Torres smells blood - he's punishing Cabrera with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Cabrera has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benji Torres!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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