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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eleomar Cabbat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eleomar Cabbat had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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178 cm
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185 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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189 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eleomar Cabbat! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hicks ! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cabbat misses with a two punch combination.
Hicks swinging wildly here.
Hicks throws a right and a left that both miss. Hicks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hicks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Cabbat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cabbat misses with a double jab
and Hicks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Cabbat slips a jab and a cross from Hicks .
Hicks misses with a double jab
and Cabbat counters with a stiff right hand. Cabbat misses with an uppercut. Hicks cracks Cabbat with a right hand to the side of the head. Cabbat misses with a combination
and Hicks counters with a three punch combo that has Cabbat backing up. Cabbat nods at Hicks to acknowledge the strikes. Hicks tried to score with a low kick but Cabbat checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hicks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cabbat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks misses with a double jab
and Cabbat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hicks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hicks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabbat. Hicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabbat was well out of range. Poor timing from Hicks . Danga de danga de dang - Hicks scores with a four punch combination! Hicks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. A jab lands there for Hicks . Cabbat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hicks .
A big left from Cabbat misses. A punch combination from Hicks misses. Cabbat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cabbat blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hicks scores with a nice strike. Some wild striking there from Hicks .
Cabbat slips a jab and a cross from Hicks .
Hicks throws a leg kick but Cabbat checks it. Hicks throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabbat. Cabbat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Some bone on bone action there as Cabbat checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Hicks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hicks looks to land a combination but Cabbat avoids it well. Hicks fails to land with a series of punches.
Hicks works Cabbat's body with a nice hook. Hicks swinging wildly here.
Cabbat lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hicks misses with a hook. No joy there for Hicks , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hicks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cabbat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hicks loads up on a big right hand but Cabbat slips the punch. The fighters circling - Hicks throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cabbat blocks a head kick by Hicks .
Cabbat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Cabbat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hicks . Some wild striking there from Hicks .
Hicks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cabbat counters with a stiff right hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Cabbat. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet. A swing and a miss from Hicks . Cabbat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks .
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hicks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cabbat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hicks is rocked! Cabbat fails to land with a series of punches.
Hicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabbat finish him? Cabbat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hicks . Hicks seems to have recovered his senses. Hicks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Hicks throws a body kick that misses. Cabbat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick from Hicks misses. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hicks . Hicks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cabbat ducks right into an uppercut from Hicks . Hicks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Cabbat counter with a right hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cabbat throws a series of punches but Hicks moves out of range. Dwayne Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hicks scores with the left hand. Cabbat knows he should have avoided that one. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eleomar Cabbat dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cabbat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Hicks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hicks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cabbat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Cabbat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hicks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hicks getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Cabbat scores with a punch to the head. Cabbat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hicks counters with a left and a right that stings Cabbat. Left hook, right uppercut from Hicks . Cabbat throws a right hand that Hicks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hicks also avoids with ease. Hicks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cabbat is fending him off so far but Hicks persists. Nope, Cabbat circles away and we're back to standing. Hicks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cabbat counters with a crisp right that sends Hicks to the canvas! Cabbat follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eleomar Cabbat!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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