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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Cabreros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinhjo Babalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabreros's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Love is what i got. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Cabreros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sinhjo Babalu!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabreros fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Babalu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Babalu misses with an uppercut. Cabreros saw that one coming.
Cabreros misses the jab.
Cabreros punishes Babalu's body with a nice straight punch.
Babalu misses with a head kick.
Cabreros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Babalu avoids the body shot from Cabreros.
Babalu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cabreros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabreros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babalu.
Babalu throws a body kick that misses.
Babalu misses with a head kick.
Babalu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabreros connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Babalu scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babalu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabreros takes a swing at Babalu's ribcage but misses.
Babalu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cabreros counters with a nice kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babalu. Cabreros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Cabreros.
Babalu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Babalu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cabreros if he has to take too many more of those.
Babalu throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Cabreros to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabreros throws a body punch but Babalu moves out of range.
Cabreros blocks a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Babalu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros throws a lazy head kick
and Babalu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cabreros.
Babalu misses with a low kick.
Babalu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cabreros checks a leg kick nicely.
Babalu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabreros.
Babalu wants to clinch.
Cabreros digs a good hook to Babalu's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cabreros misses with an uppercut. Babalu saw that one coming.
Babalu misses with an uppercut.
Cabreros slips under a jab from Babalu.
Peter Cabreros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babalu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Babalu.
Cabreros lands with a kick to the temple. Babalu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cabreros lands with an uppercut that bounces Babalu off the cage and back into rage.
Babalu throws a jab when Cabreros was well out of range.
A head kick by Babalu misses
and Cabreros counters with a good low kick that Babalu was not able to check.
Cabreros connects with a right hand. Babalu shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabreros misses with a wild body shot.
Babalu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabreros is looking to wear down Babalu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cabreros moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Cabreros misses.
Babalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cabreros manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babalu lands a nice shot to the body.
Babalu connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babalu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabreros on the side of the head.
Babalu throws a sloppy head kick and Cabreros moves out of range easily.
Cabreros throws a body punch but Babalu moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Cabreros dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Babalu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cabreros tries to avoid it but Babalu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cabreros to the ground. Cabreros escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cabreros fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babalu.
Babalu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Babalu misses
and Cabreros counters with a three punch combo that has Babalu backing up. Babalu nods at Cabreros to acknowledge the strikes.
Cabreros is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cabreros lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Babalu scores with a three punch combo!
Babalu throws a sloppy head kick
and Cabreros counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Babalu thinking.
Cabreros looks to throw a body kick
and Babalu counters with a nice uppercut.
Cabreros lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Babalu at a distance.
Cabreros throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cabreros misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros throws the kick towards the body but Babalu avoids it.
The fighters circling - Babalu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babalu checks a low kick from Cabreros.
Babalu slips a straight right by Cabreros.
Babalu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Babalu connects with a body shot that sends Cabreros's belly button to the back.
Cabreros tries to clinch up.
Cabreros misses with a hook.
Babalu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cabreros misses with a hook to the body
and Babalu counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cabreros steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Babalu. That one must have hurt.
Babalu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cabreros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabreros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babalu.
Cabreros's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Babalu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cabreros scrambles back to his feet.
Babalu thuds a left hand into Cabreros's body.
Cabreros throws a head kick that misses.
Cabreros misses with the body kick
and Babalu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cabreros won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babalu landing strikes.
Babalu controlling from side mount.
Babalu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babalu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Check out the look on Babalu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cabreros is looking to reverse the position.
Babalu postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabreros wants to get back to his feet.
Cabreros managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Babalu.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Babalu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Babalu lands an elbow.
Babalu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Babalu lands an elbow.
Babalu wants to control but Cabreros is keeping him busy.
Cabreros regains half guard.
Babalu is thwarting Cabreros's attempts to control the position.
Babalu trying to control from Cabreros's half guard. Cabreros has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Babalu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabreros working a defensive guard here.
Babalu trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cabreros manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinhjo Babalu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cabreros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Babalu lands a leg kick that knocks Cabreros off balance momentarily.
Babalu gets a takedown into half guard.
Cabreros has hold of Babalu's hands but Babalu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Babalu stops Cabreros from getting back to his feet.
Babalu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Babalu prevents Cabreros from standing back up.
Babalu is just content to waste time from the top position. Cabreros takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabreros wants to sweep here but Babalu controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babalu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babalu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cabreros utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babalu prevents Cabreros from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Babalu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Babalu advances position into side control!
Babalu tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Babalu working the ground and pound.
Babalu is working Cabreros over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babalu wants to take a breather but Cabreros manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Babalu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Babalu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Babalu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Babalu is working Cabreros over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Babalu wants to control from the top but Cabreros keeps moving.
Babalu stays in close to Cabreros's body and controls the position.
Cabreros keeping full guard, as Babalu tries to pass.
Babalu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babalu wants to control from the top but Cabreros keeps moving.
Cabreros wants to stand and escape but Babalu is having none of it.
Babalu throws and elbow that misses. Cabreros uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Babalu's guard. Nice move by Cabreros!
Babalu trying to control the position.
Babalu looking for a sweep. Not yet Babalu, not yet.
Babalu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cabreros connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Babalu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cabreros!
Cabreros tries to reverse the position but Babalu maintains control.
Cabreros holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Babalu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Babalu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cabreros is looking to escape.
Cabreros wants to try and get back to his feet.
Babalu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cabreros is looking to escape.
Babalu lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinhjo Babalu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Babalu 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinhjo Babalu!
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energy
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hype
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