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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heraclio Cabrera (ranked 444 p4p, 1852 weight class) and Batu Otgonbayar (ranked 59 p4p, 235 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
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heraclio Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Batu Otgonbayar!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otgonbayar clinches with his opponent.
Otgonbayar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabrera manages to pull guard.
Cabrera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Otgonbayar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabrera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Otgonbayar preventing the sweep.
Cabrera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cabrera is working an open guard so Otgonbayar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Otgonbayar rushes Cabrera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otgonbayar lands a right hand.
Cabrera tries to pull guard but Otgonbayar holds him up against the cage and eventually Cabrera drops back down to his feet.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Cabrera scores with a shot to the side of Otgonbayar's head.
Cabrera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera breaks from the clinch.
Otgonbayar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otgonbayar is looking to clinch.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Otgonbayar manages to avoid it.
Otgonbayar is looking to clinch but Cabrera is avoiding it.
Cabrera appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Otgonbayar rushes Cabrera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cabrera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cabrera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch there but Cabrera circles away.
Cabrera clinches up against the cage.
Cabrera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Otgonbayar backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otgonbayar.
Cabrera lands a nice uppercut.
Cabrera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Otgonbayar backwards.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otgonbayar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otgonbayar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otgonbayar misses with the head strike.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up but Cabrera circles away and keeps his distance.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick lands for Cabrera.
Otgonbayar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Batu Otgonbayar has been cut.
Otgonbayar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otgonbayar rushes Cabrera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Otgonbayar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cabrera.
Otgonbayar working aggressively here.
Cabrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Otgonbayar moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabrera.
Otgonbayar throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrera blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabrera breaks from the clinch.
Otgonbayar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otgonbayar darts in and clinches Cabrera up against the cage.
Cabrera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Otgonbayar backwards.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabrera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Otgonbayar backwards.
Otgonbayar misses with some punches.
Cabrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otgonbayar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cabrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Otgonbayar closes the distance but Cabrera moves to the side
and Cabrera counters with a low kick, right behind Otgonbayar 's knee.
Otgonbayar forces Cabrera back against the cage and clinches.
Otgonbayar swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otgonbayar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otgonbayar moves to clinch but Cabrera breaks away
and Cabrera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera tries to keep at a distance but Otgonbayar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch up
and Cabrera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Otgonbayar moves in looking to clinch but Cabrera pushes him off.
Otgonbayar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cabrera breaks the clinch.
Donk. Cabrera catches Otgonbayar right on the button with a cross.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch
and Cabrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Otgonbayar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cabrera counters with a crisp one two that drops Otgonbayar! Cabrera thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Otgonbayar to his feet! Otgonbayar is in big trouble!
Otgonbayar is rocked!
Otgonbayar tries to clinch
and Cabrera counters with a left right combination that sends Otgonbayar crashing to the mat - Cabrera wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Otgonbayar out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heraclio Cabrera!
A relieved looking Heraclio Cabrera thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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