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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santino Cabal (ranked 973 p4p, 754 weight class) and Shape Shifter (ranked 128 p4p, 102 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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15 - 14 - 0 |
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191 cm
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215
25 - 22 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Cabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabal misses with a leg kick
and Shifter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shifter throwing strikes from guard but Cabal blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shifter prevents Cabal from getting back to his feet.
Cabal is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cabal.
Cabal breaks the clinch.
Shifter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cabal scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shifter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shifter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cabal defends it well.
Cabal throws a head kick but Shifter moves out of range.
Shifter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cabal defends it well.
Cabal scores with a nice right hand.
Cabal throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cabal throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabal. Shifter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shifter tries to counter by closing the distance.
Santino Cabal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal throws a solid leg kick but Shifter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cabal.
Cabal throws a body shot but no joy.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Cabal throws a shot from downtown. Shifter moves away and avoids it.
Cabal throws a sloppy head kick and Shifter moves out of range easily.
Shifter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabal.
Cabal connects with a crisp jab.
Cabal wants to slow Shifter down by chopping away at his legs.
Shifter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cabal throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cabal manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Cabal.
Cabal throws a hook but Shifter avoids it easily.
Cabal misses with an uppercut
and Shifter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cabal won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shifter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Shifter tries for a kimura but Cabal is defending well.
Shifter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cabal is looking to reverse the position.
Cabal is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Shifter asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Shifter tries for a kimura but Cabal is defending well.
Shifter is trying to get an arm triangle but Cabal is defending well.
Cabal wants to get back to his feet.
Shifter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shifter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cabal is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shifter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shifter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shifter is chipping away with strikes.
Shifter scoring with punches and elbows.
Cabal is trying to buck Shifter off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shifter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shifter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cabal is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shifter blocks the strikes from Cabal.
Shifter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifter lands an elbow.
Shifter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cabal has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cabal is trying to buck Shifter off.
Cabal is looking for a sweep.
Shifter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cabal has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shifter but great work by Cabal.
Cabal misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cabal looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shifter is avoiding damage well.
Shifter manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shifter tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cabal thows a huge punch but Shifter dodges it nicely.
Shifter gets back to full guard.
Cabal throwing strikes but missing.
Shifter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Cabal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cabal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Shifter tries to counter it with a takedown but Cabal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cabal is looking to score with low kicks.
Shifter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Shifter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shifter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cabal defends it well.
Cabal throws a looping overhand right but Shifter ducks down to avoid it.
Shifter dodges the punch combination from Cabal.
Shifter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cabal defends it well.
Cabal cracks a nice hook into Shifter's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabal swings for the body but Shifter moves out of range.
Cabal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shifter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cabal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shifter can do to turn this around?
Cabal connects with an inside leg kick.
Shifter checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shifter was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabal.
Cabal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shifter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cabal defends it well.
A shot to the body from Cabal misses
and Shifter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cabal wriggles free and stands up.
Cabal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shifter with the counter takedown but Cabal avoids it easily.
Cabal wants to land a leg kick but Shifter is out of range.
Cabal looks to score with a jab to the body but Shifter is just out of range.
Shifter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cabal defends it well.
Cabal thows a leg kick but Shifter checks it
and Shifter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shifter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabal keeping full guard, as Shifter tries to pass.
Cabal wriggles free and stands up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cabal 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 Shifter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shifter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cabal swings for the body but Shifter moves out of range.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Shifter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabal.
Shifter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal with a nice cross.
Cabal throws a lazy right hand but Shifter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shifter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shifter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabal.
Shifter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cabal defends it well.
Cabal looks to land a left hand but Shifter moved out of range nicely.
Shifter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabal.
Shifter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shifter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabal.
Shifter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big left from Cabal misses.
Cabal throws a head kick but Shifter moves out of range.
Shifter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Cabal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shifter.
Shifter is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shifter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shifter avoids the head kick by Cabal.
Nice defenses there by Shifter.
Shifter with the counter takedown but Cabal avoids it easily.
Shifter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabal throws out the jab.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
Shifter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cabal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shifter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shifter trying to pass the guard but Cabal defending well.
Cabal misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Shifter wants to work for an arm triangle but Cabal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shifter is nestled in close to Cabal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cabal trying to hold on to Shifter's head to control him but Shifter postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shifter defending well as Cabal loads up on a big left hand.
Shifter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cabal throws a jab when Shifter was well out of range.
Shifter feints the counter takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Shifter blocks the leg kick.
Shifter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cabal defends it well.
Cabal lands with an uppercut that bounces Shifter off the cage and back into range.
Cabal works over Shifter's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Cabal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big right from Cabal misses.
Shifter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabal is looking to slow Shifter down with leg kicks.
Shifter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Cabal dominated that second round.
That's time! Cabal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cabal looks to score with a jab to the body but Shifter is just out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shifter or perhaps it was just good defense by Cabal, which made it look bad.
Some bone on bone action there as Shifter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shifter shoots in and drives through. Cabal sprawls well.
Shifter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Cabal.
Santino Cabal is winning the standup battle so far.
Shifter closes the distance and clinches up with Cabal, looking for a takedown. Shifter pushes Cabal against the cage but Cabal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santino Cabal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shape Shifter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shifter defending well as Cabal loads up on a big left hand.
Shifter with the counter takedown but Cabal avoids it easily.
Cabal throws a leg kick which misses Shifter's front leg but catches the back leg as Shifter tries to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Cabal as Shifter shoots in.
Cabal lands a big head kick that sends Shifter tumbling to the mat! Cabal takes a step backwards and waves Shifter back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shifter is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Shifter out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Santino Cabal!
Santino Cabal tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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