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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cabreros might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Love is what i got. Bruno Da Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Cabreros!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva missing with a left hand there. Cabreros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabreros avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabreros.
Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Cabreros ducks down to avoid it.
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cabreros looks to land a combination but Da Silva avoids it well.
Cabreros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A leg kick checked by Cabreros.
A slow jab from Cabreros misses its intended target.
Cabreros lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Da Silva at a distance.
Cabreros lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Bruno Da Silva has been cut.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cabreros sprawls well. Cabreros wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Cabreros slips under a jab from Da Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Cabreros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cabreros in his tracks.
Cabreros bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabreros misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros stuffs the takedown attempt from Da Silva. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Peter Cabreros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Da Silva.
Da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cabreros lands a nice shot that snaps Da Silva's head back.
Da Silva misses with a looping right.
Da Silva misses with a looping left.
Cabreros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cabreros on the side of the head.
Cabreros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands an overhand right.
Cabreros cracks Da Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cabreros takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Da Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cabreros counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Da Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cabreros pinned against the cage. Cabreros gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Da Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
Peter Cabreros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Da Silva misses the target.
Da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Cabreros.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut. Cabreros saw that one coming.
Cabreros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabreros dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Da Silva. That did some damage!
Cabreros lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Da Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Cabreros circles away easily
and Cabreros counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Da Silva looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabreros throws a series of punches but Da Silva avoids them all with ease.
Da Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cabreros counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Cabreros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva 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.
Da Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabreros counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cabreros scores with a hook to the body. Da Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A cross from Cabreros lands.
Cabreros slips a straight right by Da Silva.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Cabreros moved out of range.
Da Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabreros counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab lands there for Da Silva.
Da Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva is looking to advance position but Cabreros won't allow it.
Cabreros works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to control but Cabreros is working from the bottom.
Cabreros working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Da Silva.
Da Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Da Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabreros keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Da Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabreros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabreros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Cabreros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Da Silva's cut.
That's time! Cabreros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Da Silva misses with a looping right.
Da Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cabreros is trying to improve his position.
Cabreros prevents Da Silva from moving into mount.
Da Silva advances to full mount.
Da Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cabreros turns into him and now he's in Da Silva's guard.
Cabreros gets to his feet. Da Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cabreros counters by moving into the clinch.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.
Cabreros gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Da Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cabreros gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Peter Cabreros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Da Silva.
Cabreros keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Da Silva's efforts to push away.
Cabreros lands with a left to the head.
Da Silva has clasped his hands together around Cabreros's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Da Silva wants to control but Cabreros is keeping him busy.
Da Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Cabreros controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Da Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cabreros is not content to let Da Silva control the position.
Da Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva working the ground and pound but Cabreros is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Da Silva in side control, throwing shots but Cabreros defends.
Da Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cabreros is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Da Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Cabreros's head but Cabreros avoids it well.
Da Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Da Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Da Silva throws an elbow but Cabreros slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Da Silva crashes against the mat.
Da Silva advances to mount.
Da Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Da Silva is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cabreros has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cabreros!
Da Silva looking for subs off his back but Cabreros has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cabreros postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Da Silva to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Cabreros moved out of range.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Cabreros counters with a right hand to the body.
Cabreros has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cabreros there as he acknowledges the shot.
Da Silva misses with a looping right.
Da Silva walks into a straight right hand from Cabreros.
Da Silva throws a shot from downtown. Cabreros moves away and avoids it.
Cabreros scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, jab by Da Silva - just one landing.
Cabreros clobbers Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruno Da Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruno Da Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Da Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabreros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabreros avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Da Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Da Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Da Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Da Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Da Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Cabreros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Da Silva throws and elbow that misses. Cabreros uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Da Silva's guard. Nice move by Cabreros!
Da Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Da Silva has his foot on Cabreros's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cabreros works his way back into a safe position though.
Da Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cabreros defends well.
Da Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cabreros trying to stand up but can't free himself from Da Silva's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva working for a triangle but Cabreros defends it easily.
Da Silva has an active guard here but Cabreros has managed to pass into half guard.
Da Silva moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cabreros escapes and throws Da Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Cabreros stalls from top position.
Da Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Da Silva wants to control but Cabreros is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Da Silva gets back to full guard.
Da Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cabreros defends well.
Da Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cabreros defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cabreros is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Da Silva.
Da Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Da Silva tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cabreros presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Da Silva wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Da Silva is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cabreros.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Da Silva really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Da Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A cross from Cabreros lands.
Cabreros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabreros. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabreros takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cabreros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabreros.
Da Silva misses the jab.
Da Silva throws a hook but Cabreros avoids it easily.
Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabreros.
Da Silva throws out a leg kick but Cabreros moves out of range and Da Silva only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva misses with a looping left.
Da Silva misses with a looping left.
Cabreros works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cabreros staying out of range there.
Cabreros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peter Cabreros is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Da Silva throws a jab when Cabreros was well out of range.
Da Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cabreros counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Da Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabreros.
A head kick misses from Cabreros.
Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cabreros counters with a straight right hand.
Peter Cabreros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Da Silva.
Cabreros scores with a shot to the body.
Da Silva loads up on a big right hand but Cabreros slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Da Silva misses the target.
Cabreros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
Bruno Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Da Silva misses.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Da Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Da Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Da Silva landing shots from mount.
Da Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cabreros is in all sorts of trouble here.
Da Silva throws some wild stikes that Cabreros manages to avoid easily.
Da Silva looking to ground and pound but Cabreros is blocking nicely.
Da Silva throws some wild stikes that Cabreros manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva punching from mount but Cabreros doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bruno Da Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Da Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Da Silva looking to control but Cabreros is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cabreros is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Da Silva controlling from mount.
Cabreros blocking the ground and pound.
Da Silva throws some wild stikes that Cabreros manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Da Silva trying to control but Cabreros is having none of it.
Cabreros avoids a series of strikes thrown by Da Silva.
Da Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cabreros is looking to escape.
Da Silva looking to ground and pound but Cabreros is blocking nicely.
A nice elbow there by Da Silva.
Da Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Da Silva dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Da Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Da Silva misses with a takedown
and Cabreros moves into the clinch.
Cabreros gets through Da Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Da Silva has Cabreros pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cabreros manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cabreros scores with a shot to the side of Da Silva's head.
Da Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Cabreros shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Peter Cabreros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Da Silva.
Da Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cabreros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabreros scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cabreros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Da Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Da Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Da Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Da Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Da Silva is keen to just control but Cabreros is a slippery customer.
Da Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Da Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cabreros does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Da Silva passes to side control.
Cabreros pushes Da Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Da Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
An elbow from Da Silva crashes against the mat.
Da Silva moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Da Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two 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.
Da Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cabreros parries the strikes from Da Silva easily there. Da Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cabreros to escape.
Cabreros regains half guard, as Da Silva was trying to land strikes.
Da Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Da Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros won't allow Da Silva to pass to mount.
Da Silva trying to control from half guard but Cabreros is working away.
Da Silva thows a huge punch but Cabreros dodges it nicely.
Da Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Da Silva thows a huge punch but Cabreros dodges it nicely.
Da Silva throwing shots but Cabreros is blocking nicely.
Da Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Da Silva trying to mount his opponent but Cabreros defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Da Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cabreros's head.
Da Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Da Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bruno Da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Da Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cabreros because Da Silva loaded up on that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Da Silva throwing strikes here but Cabreros is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Da Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peter Cabreros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Da Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Da Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Da Silva! Bruno Da Silva retains his lightweight title!
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