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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heraclio Cabrera (ranked 137 p4p, 612 weight class) and Zap Pushkin (ranked 22 p4p, 82 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 cm
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6 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heraclio Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zap Pushkin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera scores with the left hand. Pushkin knows he should have avoided that one.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch but Pushkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cabrera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cabrera closes the distance and clinches.
Pushkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Cabrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pushkin.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabrera misses the jab.
Pushkin moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin can't break the clinch.
Pushkin lands a hook that snaps the head of Cabrera backwards.
Cabrera breaks the clinch.
Pushkin drops Cabrera with a beautiful combination! Cabrera stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pushkin is looking for the KO!
It looks like Heraclio Cabrera has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Pushkin misses
and Cabrera counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
Pushkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabrera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pushkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Pushkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Pushkin.
A good leg kick by Pushkin.
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick
and Pushkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pushkin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Pushkin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Cabrera to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range.
Pushkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pushkin manages to circle out of the way.
Pushkin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabrera is out of range.
As Pushkin tries to get set, Cabrera tries to push him back and clinch up but Pushkin manages to avoid the attempt.
Pushkin lands a leg kick that knocks Cabrera off balance momentarily.
Cabrera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cabrera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pushkin's corner calls for a 1-2. Pushkin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Pushkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Pushkin misses with a straight left.
Pushkin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pushkin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pushkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabrera ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cabrera no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cabrera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pushkin wanted to stand there but Cabrera had control of the position.
Cabrera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pushkin stands and steps away. Cabrera gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pushkin misses with a body shot
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pushkin throws out the jab.
Cabrera looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cabrera looks to land a left hand but Pushkin moved out of range nicely.
Pushkin throws a right hand that misses
and Cabrera counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pushkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cabrera.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cabrera throws a combination that misses
and Pushkin counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Cabrera is predictable there
and Pushkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Pushkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Pushkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Cabrera darts in and clinches Pushkin up against the cage.
Cabrera drags the fight down to the ground.
Pushkin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cabrera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pushkin checks it well.
A big right from Pushkin misses.
Cabrera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Pushkin.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pushkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pushkin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cabrera doesn't manage to clinch there - Pushkin circles away.
Pushkin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Pushkin moves out of range easily.
Pushkin ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Pushkin throws a nice looking combination but Cabrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin misses with a looping left.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Pushkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Pushkin tries to avoid it.
Cabrera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pushkin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cabrera gets tackled into the cage by Pushkin. Pushkin maintains the clinch.
Pushkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabrera misses with a left hand
and Pushkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabrera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pushkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Pushkin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pushkin misses with a hook
and Cabrera counters with a stiff right hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera wants to slow Pushkin down by chopping away at his legs.
Pushkin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Pushkin.
Cabrera seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pushkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabrera forces Pushkin back against the cage and clinches.
Pushkin tries to work over Cabrera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pushkin working aggressively here.
Cabrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pushkin misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pushkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pushkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pushkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pushkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pushkin throws a head kick that misses
and Cabrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pushkin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cabrera with a body shot.
Cabrera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heraclio Cabrera's cut is getting worse.
Cabrera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pushkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pushkin throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pushkin.
Cabrera thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cabrera misses with a leg kick
and Pushkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pushkin throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zap Pushkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heraclio Cabrera's cut.
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.
Cabrera tries to clinch there but Pushkin circles away.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Pushkin moves out of range.
Pushkin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cabrera forces Pushkin back against the cage and clinches.
Cabrera jumps guard and drags Pushkin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pushkin wants to get up but he can't break Cabrera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cabrera has his hands on Pushkin's head, controlling the position.
Cabrera trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin gets to his feet - Cabrera follows without any prompting.
Pushkin clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrera fails to land.
Pushkin pushes Cabrera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrera fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabrera blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pushkin.
A short uppercut from Cabrera.
Cabrera has a couple of punches blocked by Pushkin.
Cabrera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pushkin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pushkin misses with the head strike.
Pushkin tries to work over Cabrera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabrera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pushkin has had enough of the clinch but Cabrera keeps him there for the moment.
Pushkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabrera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pushkin.
Pushkin throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pushkin blocks the body kick.
Pushkin feints a counter leg kick.
Pushkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabrera doesn't manage to clinch there - Pushkin circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pushkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Cabrera as he connects with a hook.
Cabrera thows a body kick. Pushkin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera forces Pushkin back against the cage and clinches.
Pushkin working hard to break the clinch.
Cabrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabrera tries a body shot but Pushkin blocks it.
Pushkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera lands a nice shot to the body.
Pushkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pushkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pushkin manages to break the clinch.
Pushkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Pushkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pushkin moves forwards but Cabrera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pushkin throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera wants to clinch but Pushkin slips to the side
and Pushkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabrera moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Cabrera.
Cabrera breaks from the clinch.
Cabrera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pushkin. Pushkin obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Pushkin misses.
Pushkin misses the jab.
Pushkin misses with a wild combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin misses with a kick to the body
and Cabrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pushkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabrera scores with a jab.
Pushkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cabrera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cabrera misses with a head kick.
Pushkin throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Cabrera tries to clinch up but Pushkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pushkin is looking for the big counter here.
Pushkin misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Pushkin slips the punch.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Zap Pushkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pushkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Pushkin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Pushkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cabrera looks to land a right hand but Pushkin moved out of range.
Pushkin throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
Crunch! Pushkin slams his shin into Cabrera's torso.
Cabrera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pushkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pushkin checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Pushkin misses with a hook
and Cabrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabrera lands with a nice body kick.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pushkin.
Cabrera tried to counter with a leg kick but Pushkin avoided it.
Some bone on bone action there as Pushkin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by Pushkin.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera rushes Pushkin and presses him up against the cage.
Cabrera tries to throw a body punch but Pushkin avoids it by throwing Cabrera back against the cage.
Cabrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera fails to pull guard.
Pushkin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pushkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pushkin thumps Cabrera with a low kick.
Pushkin gets a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pushkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to pull guard but Pushkin holds him up against the cage and eventually Cabrera drops back down to his feet.
Cabrera lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabrera.
Pushkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Heraclio Cabrera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pushkin lands a shoulder strike.
Pushkin blocks a body shot from Cabrera.
Pushkin breaks the clinch.
Pushkin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Pushkin.
Cabrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pushkin misses with a left hand
and Cabrera counters with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabrera moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPushkin.
Pushkin misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Pushkin checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Heraclio Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Heraclio Cabrera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pushkin checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Pushkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cabrera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pushkin.
Pushkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cabrera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pushkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pushkin! But no joy.
Pushkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera.
A little feinted left hand from Cabrera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pushkin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pushkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Pushkin.
Cabrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Pushkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cabrera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pushkin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cabrera moves into the clinch.
Pushkin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cabrera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cabrera manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cabrera wants to stand up but Pushkin is controlling him.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Cabrera manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cabrera is looking to clinch but Pushkin is avoiding it.
It seemed like Pushkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pushkin tries to bum rush Cabrera with a series of wild strikes but Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cabrera thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pushkin with the inside leg kick.
Pushkin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pushkin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pushkin moves into range and clinches up with Cabrera.
Nice body punch from Cabrera.
Pushkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabrera blocks a body shot from Pushkin.
Pushkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pushkin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cabrera thows a leg kick but Pushkin checks it
and Pushkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pushkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Pushkin connects with a looping right hand.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Pushkin avoids it.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pushkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cabrera tries to clinch up.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cabrera has time to react.
A punch combination from Pushkin misses.
Nice body kick there by Pushkin.
Pushkin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cabrera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera throws a front kick that sends Pushkin stumbling back into the cage.
Cabrera misses with a leg kick
and Pushkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabrera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pushkin. That did some damage!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabrera.
Cabrera connects with a single shot there.
Pushkin walks into a jab.
Cabrera misses the jab.
Cabrera misses with a combination
and Pushkin counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pushkin.
Cabrera misses the jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a nice head kick!
Cabrera throws a right and a left that Pushkin avoids nicely.
Pushkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pushkin swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a jab when Pushkin was well out of range.
Cabrera stuns Pushkin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pushkin throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Pushkin lands a head kick. Cabrera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pushkin forces Cabrera back against the cage and clinches.
Cabrera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabrera misses with a hook. Pushkin ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrera fails to land.
Pushkin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pushkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pushkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pushkin lands with a light punch inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pushkin lands a right hand.
Cabrera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pushkin misses with some punches.
Cabrera tries to pull guard but Pushkin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cabrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pushkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cabrera.
Pushkin throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrera misses with a body punch.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cabrera darts in and clinches Pushkin up against the cage.
Cabrera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pushkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cabrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cabrera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to pull guard but Pushkin won't allow it.
Cabrera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cabrera lands with a right to the head.
Cabrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pushkin blocking some punches.
Pushkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pushkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cabrera wants to clinch up but Pushkin keeps it at a distance.
Pushkin throws the kick towards the body but Cabrera avoids it.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Pushkin.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zap Pushkin.
I think Pushkin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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