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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emberson Cabral (ranked 1628 p4p, 1254 weight class) and Keith Rodgers (ranked 205 p4p, 159 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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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emberson Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Keith Rodgers !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabral avoids the body shot from Rodgers .
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
Rodgers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabral was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodgers .
Cabral looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rodgers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabral counters with a body kick that stops Rodgers in his tracks momentarily.
Cabral clinches.
Rodgers takes a shot to the head.
Cabral scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodgers swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
A short left from Cabral.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Cabral.
Rodgers misses with some punches.
Cabral swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodgers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Cabral.
Cabral tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cabral.
Cabral misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabral has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers .
Cabral lands with a right to the head.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cabrals head.
Rodgers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rodgers lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabral working aggressively here.
Rodgers tries to work over Cabral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodgers is trying to break the clinch but Cabral has him pressed against the cage.
Rodgers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Rodgers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers blocks an uppercut.
Rodgers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cabral blocking some punches.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers .
Rodgers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabral working aggressively here.
Rodgers takes a shot to the head.
Cabral lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodgers backwards.
Rodgers breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cabral. That's going to slow Rodgers down.
Rodgers lands a jab to Cabral's midsection.
The fighters circling - Rodgers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabral was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cabral closes the distance and clinches.
Rodgers jumps guard.
Cabral throws a big elbow that misses.
Cabral slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cabral stands up over Rodgers , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cabral wants to pass the guard but Rodgers is keeping the position.
Cabral is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rodgers is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rodgers has escaped and now he's on top!
Cabral wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rodgers working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rodgers tries to stand but Cabral is controlling his head.
Rodgers trying to control the position but Cabral is working away.
Cabral prevents Rodgers from moving into mount.
Cabral manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cabral is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cabral throwing shots but Rodgers is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emberson Cabral dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rodgers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabral appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rodgers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cabral scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut.
Cabral is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rodgers misses with a body shot.
Rodgers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cabral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral forces Rodgers back against the cage and clinches.
Rodgers throws a head punch that misses.
Cabral blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers has picked Cabral up - he's going for a ride! Rodgers dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cabral tries to kick Rodgers off but Rodgers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodgers passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rodgers is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Rodgers prevents Cabral from getting the reversal.
Cabral is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rodgers wants to stand but Cabral is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers tries to stand up but Cabral had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.
Rodgers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cabral.
Cabral throws a strike but Rodgers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabral accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabral working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cabral throws an elbow that misses. Rodgers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cabral's guard. Nice move by Rodgers !
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cabral is proving hard to escape from.
Cabral lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cabral wants to pass the guard but Rodgers is keeping the position.
Cabral stopping the sweep attempt from Rodgers .
Cabral with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabral stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodgers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cabral makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cabral throws a strike but Rodgers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cabral working a defensive guard here.
Cabral wants to stand and escape but Rodgers is having none of it.
Rodgers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodgers is pushing down on Cabral's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cabral is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodgers has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keith Rodgers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rodgers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rodgers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cabral has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cabral and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cabral looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rodgers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cabral rather than just go for the knockout.
Cabral lands a head kick!
Rodgers throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodgers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rodgers circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Rodgers misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral moves in looking to clinch but Rodgers pushes him off.
Cabral connects with a body shot that sends Rodgers 's belly button to the back.
Rodgers misses the shot to the body.
Cabral moves away from the strike by Rodgers .
And Cabral counters with a quick kick to the body but Rodgers blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cabral swings widly with a right hand
letting Rodgers counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Rodgers coming out on top.
Rodgers looks for a takedown but Cabral sprawls well.
Cabral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodgers misses with a left hand
and Cabral counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rodgers throws a shot from downtown. Cabral moves away and avoids it.
Rodgers avoids the head kick by Cabral.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Cabral.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral wants to clinch.
Cabral cracks Rodgers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rodgers throws a poor cross that misses
and Cabral counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabral checks a low kick from Rodgers .
Cabral throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rodgers avoids it.
Cabral pushes Rodgers up against the cage in a clinch.
Cabral is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
Cabral is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short left from Cabral.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodgers .
Cabral blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodgers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cabral fails to land.
Rodgers breaks from the clinch.
Cabral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabral closes the distance and clinches.
Rodgers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodgers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Cabral as Rodgers shoots in.
Emberson Cabral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Rodgers .
Cabral avoids the body shot from Rodgers .
Cabral swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cabral ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cabral.
Keith Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabral was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodgers .
Rodgers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cabral.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers misses with a right hand
and Cabral counters with a nice body shot.
Rodgers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodgers takes one to the side of the head.
Rodgers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rodgers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cabral.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cabral working aggressively here.
Cabral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cabral misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabral lands a nice uppercut.
Cabral lands with a light punch inside.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabral blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emberson Cabral showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cabral has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emberson Cabral!
Emberson Cabral managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HARDTACK 160Q, into his post fight interview.
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