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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Cabbanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hasimir Fenring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabbanas comes to the cage accompanied by For Those About To Rock, (We Salute You) - AC/DC. Fenring has chosen Opeth - The Grand Conjuration as his entrance music. Diego Cabbanas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Cabbanas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hasimir Fenring!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenring uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabbanas.
Fenring misses with a hook. Cabbanas ducked under it nicely.
Fenring lands a nice hook to Cabbanas's body. Cabbanas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fenring throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabbanas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cabbanas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fenring will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cabbanas avoids the body shot from Fenring.
Cabbanas lands a two punch combo.
Fenring misses with an uppercut. Cabbanas saw that one coming.
Cabbanas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fenring tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fenring moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fenring throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Cabbanas to counter with a crisp jab.
Fenring misses with a body punch
enabling Cabbanas to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Fenring 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cabbanas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabbanas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fenring on the side of the head.
Cabbanas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fenring is rocked!
Cabbanas moves out of range as Fenring strikes.
Fenring is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabbanas finish him?
Fenring lands with a nice combination. Cabbanas backs away looking to recover.
Fenring seems to have recovered his senses.
Cabbanas lands a two punch combo.
Fenring misses with a jab to the body
and Cabbanas counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circling - Cabbanas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fenring misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabbanas.
Fenring tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabbanas was well out of range. Poor timing from Fenring.
Fenring misses with a low kick.
Cabbanas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fenring.
Fenring has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cabbanas finds it's way round the side to connect with Fenring's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A punch combination from Fenring misses.
Cabbanas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fenring misses with a combination
and Cabbanas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cabbanas.
Fenring looks gassed!
Cabbanas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fenring works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabbanas wants to control from the top but Fenring keeps moving.
Cabbanas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cabbanas wants to control from the top but Fenring keeps moving.
Cabbanas looking to sit in guard and control but Fenring gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenring has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cabbanas is proving hard to escape from.
Cabbanas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fenring is aware though and is defending well.
Cabbanas has an active guard here but Fenring has managed to pass into half guard.
Cabbanas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cabbanas.
Cabbanas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fenring puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cabbanas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cabbanas looking for a sweep. Not yet Cabbanas, not yet.
Fenring stands and steps away. Cabbanas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fenring throws a head kick but Cabbanas moves out of range.
Cabbanas lands a jab to Fenring's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fenring throws the left hand but Cabbanas avoids the punch easily.
Cabbanas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fenring looks to land a left hand but Cabbanas moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Cabbanas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fenring swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cabbanas counters with a nice uppercut.
Fenring misses with a combination
and Cabbanas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabbanas throws a jab when Fenring was well out of range.
Diego Cabbanas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fenring throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cabbanas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Fenring misses
and Cabbanas counters with a single leg into guard. Fenring didn't expect that.
Cabbanas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fenring utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fenring keeping moving, preventing Cabbanas from controlling successfully.
Fenring is breathing heavily.
Cabbanas is really struggling to control Fenring but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenring preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fenring is looking to stand up but Cabbanas isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cabbanas misses the jab.
Fenring throws a predictable looking body shot
so Cabbanas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cabbanas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fenring works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fenring really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabbanas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cabbanas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas throwing strikes but missing.
Fenring utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cabbanas throwing strikes but missing.
Fenring keeping moving, preventing Cabbanas from controlling successfully.
Cabbanas looking to pass the guard.
Cabbanas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cabbanas wants to control from the top but Fenring keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cabbanas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Fenring misses
and Cabbanas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fenring is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fenring misses with a shot to the body
and Cabbanas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cabbanas scores with a nice right hand.
Fenring thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fenring tries to land a body kick
and Cabbanas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cabbanas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabbanas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hasimir Fenring is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabbanas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fenring.
Fenring throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cabbanas counters with a series of strikes. Fenring will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cabbanas misses with an uppercut.
Fenring misses the body punch
and Cabbanas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fenring is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cabbanas rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cabbanas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fenring.
Cabbanas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cabbanas landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenring wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Cabbanas unloads with some shots from mount but Fenring bucks and avoids them well.
Cabbanas quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Cabbanas but it's paid off an Fenring is forced to tap! Nice work by Cabbanas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Cabbanas!
Diego Cabbanas retains his welterweight title!
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hype
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