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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nino Cabreros!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabreros tries to score with a low kick but Knight moves his leg out of the way.
Knight really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cabreros looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knight stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knight wants it to stay on the feet.
Cabreros misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cabreros closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knight did well to prevent Cabreros getting side control.
Cabreros trying to control the pace.
Knight tries to get to full guard but Cabreros has control of the leg.
Knight is looking to control Cabreros's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knight avoid being mounted?
Cabreros not doing much here.
Cabreros thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Knight to regain full guard.
Cabreros wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
Cabreros prevents Knight from getting back to his feet.
Cabreros postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros distracts Knight with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabreros content to stall in guard here.
Cabreros won't allow Knight to get back to his feet.
Knight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cabreros.
Knight is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Cabreros moves out of range easily.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabreros misses with a body shot.
Knight plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice sprawl there from Knight as Cabreros shoots in.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabreros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabreros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabreros. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cabreros.
Alex Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nino Cabreros.
Cabreros takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cabreros takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cabreros takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cabreros.
Knight avoids a kick to the body.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabreros throws out the jab.
Cabreros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cabreros closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Knight did well to prevent Cabreros getting side control.
Knight makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Knight gets caught flat footed, as Cabreros shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Cabreros showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cabreros looks gassed!
Cabreros prevents Knight from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight has momentary wrist control but Cabreros slips an elbow through the middle.
Cabreros is looking to work some ground and pound but Knight has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabreros slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cabreros won't allow Knight to get back to his feet.
Cabreros trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Knight goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Cabreros moves out of range easily.
Cabreros closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cabreros lands in his opponent's guard.
Cabreros postures up in Knight's guard and throws a big left but Knight blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Cabreros from controlling successfully.
Knight not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabreros stays in close to Knight's body and controls the position.
Cabreros wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
Cabreros wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Cabreros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabreros. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Cabreros with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nino Cabreros will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cabreros scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabreros shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cabreros was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Knight wants to hold on but Cabreros pushes him away.
Knight is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Knight is looking to get to half guard.
Knight is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cabreros unloading with bombs!
Cabreros controlling the pace for now.
Cabreros looking to secure an arm triangle but Knight defends it well.
Cabreros is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Cabreros connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cabreros cracks Knight with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cabreros lands with some strikes.
Cabreros lands with some strikes.
Cabreros in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Knight wants to try and get back to his feet.
Knight gets back to half guard.
Cabreros sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Cabreros.
Cabreros stops Knight from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knight trying to control here.
Knight is not content to let Cabreros control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cabreros connects with a nice short shot to Knight's temple.
Knight works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cabreros wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
Cabreros wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Cabreros misses
and Knight counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cabreros is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cabreros takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cabreros blocks a head kick by Knight.
Nino Cabreros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabreros gets the takedown into side control.
Cabreros controlling from side mount.
Cabreros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight prevents Cabreros from moving into mount.
Knight gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Knight looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cabreros landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Knight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cabreros.
Knight has hold of Cabreros's hands but Cabreros slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cabreros thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knight's head.
Nino Cabreros has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cabreros wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Knight is looking to control Cabreros's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knight avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cabreros misses with an uppercut.
Cabreros blocks a head kick by Knight.
Cabreros throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Cabreros shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Knight's guard.
Cabreros trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabreros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Cabreros from controlling successfully.
Knight looking for a sweep. Not yet Knight, not yet.
Cabreros trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Cabreros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Cabreros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Knight lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Cabreros throws a chopping leg kick but Knight manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cabreros is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knight rather than just go for the knockout.
Cabreros scores a takedown into full mount!
Cabreros controlling the pace for now.
Cabreros is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Cabreros!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nino Cabreros!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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