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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heraclio Cabrera (ranked 148 p4p, 304 weight class) and Zane Yardow (ranked 25 p4p, 45 weight class). Zane Yardow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heraclio Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Yardow!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera looks to land a right hand but Yardow moved out of range.
Yardow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cabrera. That one must have hurt.
Yardow misses with a shot to the body
and Cabrera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab by Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to land a front kick but Yardow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cabrera falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Yardow to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yardow tries to move into range but Cabrera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cabrera tries to land a leg kick but Yardow saw it coming and moves away.
Yardow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cabrera throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Yardow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardow blocks a leg kick.
We've been told by Cabrera's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cabrera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Heraclio Cabrera has been cut.
Yardow throws a hook to the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Yardow is out of range.
Yardow is looking for the big counter here.
Yardow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cabreras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabrera.
Yardow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yardow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Zane Yardow has been cut.
Yardow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabrera.
Yardow 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yardow.
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!
Cabrera connects with a single shot there.
Yardow looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
A low kick from Cabrera is predictable there
and Yardow counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera cracks Yardow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cabrera wants to slow Yardow down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Yardow misses.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Yardow sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cabrera lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yardow will feel that in the morning.
Cabrera slips a jab and a cross from Yardow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yardow. That did some damage!
Yardow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yardow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cabrera can pounce on him.
Yardow sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cabrera connects with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera lands a jab to the head.
Yardow scores with a jab to the head.
Yardow throws a jab when Cabrera was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera fakes the leg kick and cracks Yardow in the body.
Cabrera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yardow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yardow blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
Yardow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yardow.
Yardow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yardow dodges the punch combination from Cabrera.
Yardow doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a head kick.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut. Yardow saw that one coming.
Cabrera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yardow is able to avoid easily.
Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yardow.
Cabrera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yardow just manages to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yardow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yardow throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Yardow is looking for the big counter here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yardow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cabrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yardow throws out the jab.
Yardow blocks a head kick by Cabrera.
A nice side step and Yardow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab lands there for Cabrera.
Yardow misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrera looks to throw a body kick
and Yardow counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cabrera walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Yardow.
Heraclio Cabrera's cut is getting worse.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yardow misses its intended target.
Yardow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yardow throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Cabrera throws a head kick but Yardow moves out of range.
Yardow appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yardow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cabrera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cabrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yardow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cabrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Yardow coming out on top.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cabrera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yardow throws a nice looking combination but Cabrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yardow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabrera counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yardow.
Yardow has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cabrera.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabrera.
A jab from Yardow misses.
Yardow throws a right and a left that Cabrera avoids nicely.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yardow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Yardow misses.
Cabrera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cabrera works over Yardow's head and body with a nice combination.
Cabrera connects with a crisp jab.
Yardow walks into a stiff left hand from Cabrera.
Cabrera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yardow moves out of range of the strikes.
Yardow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heraclio Cabrera dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 scores with a decent looking hook.
Cabrera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera walks into a straight right hand from Yardow.
Cabrera lands a nice looking body kick.
Yardow throws a right and a left that Cabrera avoids nicely.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heraclio Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yardow.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Yardow.
Cabrera throws an overhand right that lands on Yardow's shoulder, as Yardow tries to avoid the shot.
Yardow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardow misses the shot to the body.
Yardow throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Cabrera was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cabrera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yardow lands a right hook to the body.
Cabrera throws the kick towards the body but Yardow avoids it.
Cabrera slips a jab and a cross from Yardow.
Yardow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cabrera feints and then cracks Yardow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yardow down.
Yardow throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabrera.
Cabrera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yardow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yardow throws an off balance right hand
and Cabrera counters with a nice body kick.
Yardow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cabrera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yardow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cabrera fakes the leg kick and cracks Yardow in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera staying out of range there.
Yardow takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabrera.
Yardow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yardow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Yardow avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yardow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Yardow misses.
Yardow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yardow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yardow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
Yardow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cabrera's head backwards.
Heraclio Cabrera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yardow. Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yardow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabrera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yardow scrambles back to his feet.
Yardow throws a series of punches but Cabrera moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yardow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cabrera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yardow just manages to avoid it.
Cabrera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera thumps Yardow with a low kick.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick.
Cabrera scores with a hook to the body. Yardow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabrera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cabrera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cabrera cracks Yardow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yardow. Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yardow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Zane Yardow's cut even more.
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yardow can do to turn this around?
Cabrera misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera connects with a jab.
Cabrera tries to land a leg kick but Yardow saw it coming and moves away.
Yardow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Yardow checks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.
Yardow swings widly with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cabrera throws out a leg kick but Yardow moves out of range and Cabrera only half commits.
Cabrera slips under a jab.
Cabrera throws a nice looking combination but Yardow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yardow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yardow throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabrera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yardow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yardow now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cabrera throws a lazy head kick
and Yardow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yardow.
Cabrera throws out a leg kick but Yardow moves out of range and Cabrera only half commits.
Yardow drops Cabrera with a beautiful combination! Cabrera stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yardow is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cabrera. Yardow shrugs it off though.
Yardow misses with the combination.
Cabrera throwing a counter right hand but Yardow manages to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yardow.
Yardow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabrera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yardow checks a leg kick nicely.
Cabrera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yardow throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cabrera.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heraclio Cabrera dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cabrera scores with a nice body kick.
Cabrera thumps Yardow with a low kick.
Cabrera misses with a leg kick
and Yardow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yardow misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cabrera is looking for a counter combo.
Cabrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cabrera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Cabrera
and Yardow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Yardow does no damage.
Cabrera is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardow throws a series of punches but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yardow counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera scoring well with a low kick there.
Cabrera with a nice calf kick.
Cabrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick from Cabrera misses
and Yardow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Yardow's front leg but catches the back leg as Yardow tries to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardow avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
Yardow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera is looking to counter with a body kick.
Yardow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabrera.
Yardow misses with a looping left.
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!
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Yardow.
It looked like Cabrera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabrera connects with a jab.
Yardow just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yardow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera.
Yardow loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch.
Yardow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
You can see that Yardow has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Yardow moves out of range as Cabrera throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yardow! But no joy.
Cabrera slips a straight right by Yardow.
Cabrera looks for the body kick but Yardow saw that one coming.
Yardow throws a shot from downtown. Cabrera moves away and avoids it.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Cabrera throws a head kick but Yardow moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yardow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cabrera. Cabrera obviously looking to wear him down.
Yardow throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
Yardow is rocked!
Cabrera delivers a nice body kick.
Yardow is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabrera finish him?
Cabrera throws a sloppy head kick and Yardow moves out of range easily.
Yardow seems to have recovered his senses.
Yardow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
Yardow takes one to the chin there.
Yardow blocks the body kick.
Cabrera throws out a leg kick but Yardow moves out of range and Cabrera only half commits.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheers as Cabrera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yardow doesn't seem phased though.
Yardow throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Yardow looks to move away, Cabrera throws a big counter combo but Yardow just gets out of the way.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrera lands a big head kick that sends Yardow tumbling to the mat! Cabrera takes a step backwards and waves Yardow back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cabrera throws the kick towards the body but Yardow avoids it.
Yardow misses with a hook. Cabrera ducked under it nicely.
Cabrera wants to land a leg kick but Yardow is out of range.
Yardow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yardow lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yardow misses with a wild combination.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Yardow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cabrera thumps Yardow with a low kick.
Cabrera circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Yardow drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Cabrera follows Yardow to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heraclio Cabrera!
A victorious Heraclio Cabrera thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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