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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Hirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes to the cage accompanied by Hector. Antti Hirvi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 cm
28
156 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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174 cm
24
156 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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ADCC Champion
Great elbows
Powerful |
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Cabrera! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hirvi! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hirvi blocks a jab. Hirvi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cabrera tries to clinch but Hirvi is having none of it. Cabrera lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hirvi backs up against the cage.
Hirvi tries to clinch but Cabrera is having none of it. Cabrera blocks a low kick nicely. Hirvi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cabrera, right into the meat.
Hirvi walks into a stiff left hand from Cabrera. Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hirvi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hirvi tried to score with a low kick but Cabrera checks it. Hirvi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cabrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hirvi moves away. Cabrera thows a leg kick but Hirvi checks it and Hirvi counters with a leg kick. Danga de danga de dang - Cabrera scores with a four punch combination! Cabrera swinging wildly here.
Hirvi fails in his attempt to clinch. Hirvi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cabrera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Hirvi misses with a takedown and Cabrera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hirvi's knee momentarily. Hirvi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Cabrera lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hirvi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Cabrera throws a wild body kick that Hirvi sees coming a mile off. Cabrera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hirvi is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cabrera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cabrera drops Hirvi with a beautiful combination! Hirvi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cabrera is looking for the KO!
Hirvi is rocked! Cabrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Hirvi is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabrera finish him? Hirvi looks gassed! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cabrera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. A head kick by Cabrera - that's a beauty! Hirvi is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Cabrera can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hector Cabrera!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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