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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nino Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey De Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Andreas has chosen Free Bird by Leonard Skynard as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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158 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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175 cm
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155 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nino Cabreros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey De Andreas!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andreas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
De Andreas is looking to clinch.
De Andreas is looking to clinch.
Cabreros lands with a shot to the body.
Cabreros misses with a kick to the body.
Cabreros shoots in and gets a takedown into De Andreas's guard.
Cabreros wants to control from the top but De Andreas keeps moving.
Cabreros wants to pass the guard but De Andreas is keeping the position.
De Andreas keeping moving, preventing Cabreros from controlling successfully.
Cabreros postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cabreros is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cabreros drops back looking for a leg! De Andreas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Andreas manages to kick Cabreros off! Cabreros jumps back into De Andreas's guard.
Cabreros controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andreas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Andreas wants to get back to his feet but Cabreros is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Andreas controls Cabreros momentarily but Cabreros frees himself.
De Andreas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabreros's guard.
Cabreros keeping moving, preventing De Andreas from controlling successfully.
De Andreas with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabreros controls De Andreas momentarily but De Andreas frees himself.
Cabreros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Andreas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cabreros's head.
Cabreros has De Andreas pulled in close to control his posture.
De Andreas has gone for a leg lock! Cabreros slips out almost immediately though and dives into De Andreas's guard.
Cabreros trying to control but De Andreas is working from the bottom.
De Andreas seems keen to control Cabreros's posture.
Cabreros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Andreas is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cabreros postures up in De Andreas's guard and throws a big left but De Andreas blocks it.
De Andreas is trying to control the position but Cabreros postures up.
Cabreros is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Joey De Andreas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cabreros misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cabreros is defended easily by De Andreas.
Cabreros shoots in looking for a takedown. De Andreas tries to sprawl out of it but Cabreros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Andreas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nino Cabreros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Andreas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Andreas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabreros.
Cabreros closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Andreas quickly recovers to half guard.
De Andreas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cabreros looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros wants to control from the top but De Andreas keeps moving.
De Andreas looking for a sweep. Not yet De Andreas, not yet.
Cabreros throwing strikes from guard but De Andreas blocks nicely.
De Andreas being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cabreros wants to control from the top but De Andreas keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Nino Cabreros wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cabreros takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Andreas lands with a right hand.
De Andreas checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nino Cabreros will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cabreros lands a jab.
Cabreros is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Andreas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cabreros slips a straight right by De Andreas.
Cabreros throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabreros shoots in looking for a takedown. De Andreas tries to sprawl out of it but Cabreros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Andreas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cabreros looks for a takedown but De Andreas sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nino Cabreros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Andreas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabreros was well out of range. Poor timing from De Andreas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from De Andreas as Cabreros shoots in.
De Andreas throws a hook but Cabreros avoids it easily.
Cabreros scores with a kick to the body.
De Andreas lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by De Andreas as he checks the leg kick.
Cabreros misses with a body kick.
Cabreros throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cabreros tries for a takedown but De Andreas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Andreas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cabreros throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cabreros.
De Andreas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabreros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cabreros throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Andreas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cabreros is in De Andreas's guard.
De Andreas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cabreros is one step ahead there.
De Andreas trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros trying to control but De Andreas is working from the bottom.
Cabreros's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cabreros lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Andreas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cabreros working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Andreas is controlling Cabreros's posture.
De Andreas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cabreros trying to control but De Andreas is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Andreas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabreros.
De Andreas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Andreas enables Cabreros to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Andreas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
De Andreas keeping moving, preventing Cabreros from controlling successfully.
Cabreros looking to pass the guard.
De Andreas looking to control.
De Andreas pulls Cabreros in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joey De Andreas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
De Andreas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cabreros looks for the body kick but De Andreas saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Andreas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cabreros closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Andreas did well to prevent Cabreros getting side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Andreas manages to get to full guard.
Cabreros won't allow De Andreas to get back to his feet.
De Andreas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cabreros in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cabreros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Andreas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cabreros got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Andreas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cabreros has managed to get both his arms back between De Andreas's legs - danger averted.
Cabreros postures up.
De Andreas trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Cabreros dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cabreros cracks a nice hook into De Andreas's ribs.
Cabreros scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Andreas doesn't seem bothered though.
De Andreas gets caught flat footed, as Cabreros shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cabreros lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Andreas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
De Andreas looking to finish with strikes here!
Cabreros blocking the ground and pound.
De Andreas wants to control the pace but Cabreros is squirming around nicely.
Cabreros is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andreas prevents Cabreros from getting the reversal.
Cabreros wants to control but De Andreas is having none of it.
De Andreas throwing strikes here but Cabreros is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
De Andreas moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cabreros has worked his arm free - good work by Cabreros!
Cabreros regains half guard.
De Andreas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Andreas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cabreros is trying to stand.
Cabreros is refusing to be controlled, as De Andreas sits in half guard.
De Andreas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
De Andreas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cabreros defends it well.
Cabreros keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Cabreros is refusing to be controlled, as De Andreas sits in half guard.
Cabreros actively working from the bottom here.
De Andreas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros is trying to control but can't.
Cabreros moves into full guard.
De Andreas throwing strikes but missing.
Cabreros is controlling De Andreas's posture.
Joey De Andreas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Andreas trying to control but Cabreros is working from the bottom.
Cabreros looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Andreas is one step ahead there.
De Andreas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cabreros has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Andreas has managed to get both his arms back between Cabreros's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Andreas scoring with some ground and pound.
De Andreas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Andreas thows a big elbow that misses.
De Andreas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Andreas stopping the sweep attempt from Cabreros.
De Andreas distracts Cabreros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Andreas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cabreros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Andreas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabreros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cabreros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cabreros has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Andreas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Andreas with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nino Cabreros.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cabreros, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Cabreros!
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