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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Everth Cabaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khairi Fortt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khairi Fortt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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188 cm
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everth Cabaret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khairi Fortt!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabaret motions for Fortt to come forward. Cabaret throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fortt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cabaret looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cabaret is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fortt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cabaret is looking to improve his position but Fortt isn't that keen on the idea.
Fortt wants to stand but Cabaret is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabaret keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cabaret is working hard here to advance position.
Cabaret slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fortt perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cabaret manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cabaret wants to hit a switch here but Fortt passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cabaret there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortt stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Cabaret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fortt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Everth Cabaret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fortt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fortt tries to clinch up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cabaret dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fortt. That did some damage!
Fortt lands with a good body shot.
Fortt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Fortt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabaret moves away.
Fortt wants to clinch up but Cabaret keeps it at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cabaret. Fortt shrugs it off though.
Cabaret lands with a good body shot.
Fortt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabaret misses with a kick to the body.
A clash of legs there as Fortt blocks the low kick.
Fortt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabaret stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Cabaret.
No joy there for Fortt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fortt works Cabaret's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret misses with a low kick.
Fortt tests Cabaret's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fortt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fortt checks a leg kick nicely.
Fortt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cabaret cracks the inside of Fortt's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabaret connects with a body shot.
Khairi Fortt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabaret lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortt throws a right and a left that Cabaret avoids nicely.
Cabaret throws a push kick but Fortt slaps the foot to one side.
Fortt swings for the body but Cabaret moves out of range.
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 Everth Cabaret will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fortt lands a head shot.
Fortt scores with a decent looking hook.
Cabaret has his takedown stuffed
and Fortt counters with a right hand to the body.
Fortt throws an overhand right that lands on Cabaret's shoulder, as Cabaret tries to avoid the shot.
Khairi Fortt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabaret throws a leg kick that misses.
Cabaret misses with a low kick.
Fortt 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.
Fortt connects with a looping right hand.
Fortt swinging wildly here.
Fortt rushes Cabaret and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabaret wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fortt pushes Cabaret back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabaret blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Fortt fails to land.
Fortt scores with a shoulder strike.
Fortt misses with the head strike.
Cabaret is trying to break the clinch but Fortt is controlling him.
Cabaret breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cabaret feints and then cracks Fortt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fortt down.
Cabaret scoring well with a low kick there.
Cabaret throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret scores with a kick to the body.
Cabaret throws a leg kick but Fortt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Fortt. Those never looked like landing.
Cabaret slips a straight right by Fortt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cabaret. That's going to slow Fortt down.
Good exchange - Fortt coming out on top.
Cabaret is looking to score with low kicks.
Cabaret circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cabaret, right into the meat.
A punch lands to the side of Cabaret 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cabaret shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cabaret was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cabaret misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortt is working to get back to half guard.
Fortt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fortt tries to hold on but Cabaret pushes him away.
Fortt is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cabaret is staying active.
Fortt just holding on.
A nice elbow there by Cabaret.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret prevents Fortt from getting the reversal.
Cabaret thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fortt regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cabaret.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Everth Cabaret will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cabaret's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cabaret misses with a low kick as Fortt jumps back.
Fortt is looking to clinch but Cabaret is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Fortt. No joy for Cabaret on that attempt.
Cabaret buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fortt doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabaret circles away.
Cabaret tries to land a leg kick but Fortt saw it coming and moves away.
Cabaret explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cabaret feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fortt's calf.
Cabaret avoids the body shot from Fortt.
Cabaret avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fortt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cabaret throws a solid leg kick but Fortt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cabaret.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Fortt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cabaret throws a leg kick but Fortt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cabaret takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fortt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fortt misses with a hook. Cabaret ducked under it nicely.
Fortt clinches with his opponent.
Cabaret is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fortt is keeping busy.
A right handed body shot lands from Fortt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabaret.
Khairi Fortt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Everth Cabaret is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cabaret manages to break the clinch.
Fortt punishes Cabaret's body with a nice straight punch.
Fortt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fortt swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabaret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabaret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortt misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cabaret's elbow.
Fortt scores with a shot to the side of Cabaret's head.
Cabaret can't break the clinch.
Fortt lands a shoulder strike.
Fortt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortt lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cabaret.
Cabaret blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortt throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabaret.
Fortt tries to throw a body punch but Cabaret avoids it by throwing Fortt back against the ropes.
Fortt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fortt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Fortt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabaret blocks a body shot from Fortt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khairi Fortt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cabaret has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Everth Cabaret!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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