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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Magallanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kervie Cababat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Magallanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kervie Cababat!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cababat closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cababat throws a series of strikes that have Magallanes backpedaling.
Magallanes darts in and clinches Cababat up against the cage.
Magallanes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cababat digs a good body shot into Magallanes's ribs.
Cababat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Magallanes.
Cababat looks to land a combination. Magallanes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Magallanes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Magallanes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cababat circles away.
Cababat lands a slapping body shot.
Cababat ducks under a wild hook from Magallanes.
Cababat slaps away a takedown attempt from Magallanes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Magallanes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magallanes is looking to clinch.
Magallanes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cababat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Magallanes backs up against the cage.
Cababat digs a good body shot into Magallanes's ribs.
Magallanes fails with a takedown attempt.
Magallanes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cababat scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cababat pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Magallanes back to the cage. Cababat follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kervie Cababat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magallanes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cababat swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magallanes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cababat lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A left and a right from Cababat both land. Nice combination.
Cababat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cababat throws a series of strikes that have Magallanes backpedaling.
Magallanes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cababat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Magallanes. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Magallanes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cababat feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Magallaness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cababat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Magallanes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cababat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magallanes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cababat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cababat's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cababat duly obliges.
Cababat throws a good cross that connects.
Cababat is working the combinations to good effect here.
Magallanes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cababat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Magallanes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Magallanes dives in and grabs Cababat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cababat pushes down on Magallanes's head and hops out.
Magallanes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cababat's waist but Cababat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magallanes off to one side.
Cababat lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Magallanes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Magallanes fails to land with a series of punches.
Cababat checks the leg kick.
Cababat scores with a body shot.
Magallanes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cababat scores with a one two! Magallanes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cababat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Magallanes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A nice combination there by Cababat.
Cababat looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cababat feints a jab promting Magallanes to slip. Cababat then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Magallanes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cababat digs a good body shot into Magallanes's ribs.
Nice jab there from Cababat.
Cababat slips under a jab from Magallanes.
Magallanes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Magallanes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Magallanes shoots in and drives through. Cababat sprawls well.
Cababat checks a low kick from Magallanes.
Cababat lands a nice looking body shot.
Cababat scores with a one two! Magallanes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cababat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magallanes under the eye.
Magallanes shoots in for a takedown but Cababat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Magallanes could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cababat goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Magallanes shoots in but Cababat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cababat with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cababat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Magallanes.
Magallanes moves in looking to clinch but Cababat pushes him off.
Cababat tests Magallanes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magallanes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cababat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cababat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cababat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cababat stalks Magallanes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Magallanes's face. Magallanes staggers backwards, shaken.
Magallanes wants to clinch up but Cababat keeps it at a distance.
Cababat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magallanes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cababat lands with an overhand left.
Cababat lands with a straight right. Magallanes didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kervie Cababat dominated that round.
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.
Cababat lands a glancing blow to the side of Magallanes's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cababat!
Cababat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Magallanes.
Magallanes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cababat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magallanes at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Cababat as Magallanes shoots in.
Jason Magallanes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cababat lands a two punch combo.
Cababat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cababat feints a jab promting Magallanes to slip. Cababat then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Magallanes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kervie Cababat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cababat shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Magallanes eats them both and turns towards Cababat to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Magallanes tries to clinch but Cababat is having none of it.
Cababat lands a nice hook to Magallanes's body. Magallanes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Magallanes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magallanes tries to clinch there but Cababat circles away.
Cababat works over Magallanes's head and body with a nice combination.
Kervie Cababat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cababat pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Magallanes back to the cage. Cababat follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Magallanes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cababat as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Magallanes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Cababat both land. Nice combination.
Cababat scores with a one two! Magallanes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cababat is breathing heavily.
Magallanes shoots for a takedown but Cababat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cababat blocks a head kick by Magallanes.
A left and a right from Cababat both land. Nice combination.
Cababat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cababat with a nice cross.
Magallanes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Magallanes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sloppy strikes from Magallanes. Those never looked like landing.
Cababat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magallanes at a distance.
Magallanes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cababat shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Magallanes eats them both and turns towards Cababat to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cababat jabs Magallanes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cababat lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cababat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cababat goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Magallanes clinches up against the cage.
Magallanes keeps control of Cababat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cababat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Magallanes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cababat to keep the fight standing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Magallanes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cababat's efforts to push away.
Cababat wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Magallanes has him pressed against the cage.
Cababat wants to get back to striking at distance but Magallanes won't allow it.
Magallanes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cababat walks away with a smile on his face. Magallanes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cababat leaves Magallanes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cababat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Magallanes backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cababat cracks Magallanes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Magallanes tries to clinch up.
Magallanes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cababat but Cababat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cababat lands a jab-cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Cababat.
Cababat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magallanes tries to clinch up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cababat!
Magallanes shoots in looking for a takedown but Cababat manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Magallanes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Magallanes fails with a takedown attempt.
Cababat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magallanes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cababat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Magallanes tries a head kick but it misses.
Cababat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cababat looks to land a combination. Magallanes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cababat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for Magallanes with that takedown attempt.
Magallanes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cababat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magallanes is defended easily by Cababat.
Cababat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magallanes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cababat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cababat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kervie Cababat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Magallanes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cababat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cababat lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Magallanes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cababat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Magallanes fails with the takedown.
Cababat scores with a hook.
Magallanes throws a low kick but Cababat avoids it.
Cababat lands with a nice combination. Magallanes backs away looking to recover.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cababat.
Cababat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magallanes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Magallanes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cababat closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cababat throws a combination. Magallanes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Magallanes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Magallanes fails with a takedown attempt.
Cababat scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cababat lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Magallanes backs up against the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Cababat. That snapped Magallanes's head back.
Cababat cracks Magallanes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cababat lands a two punch combo.
Magallanes tries to clinch but Cababat is having none of it.
Cababat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cababat lands a two punch combo.
Cababat throws a combination. Magallanes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Magallanes fails with a takedown attempt.
Cababat feints a jab promting Magallanes to slip. Cababat then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Magallanes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cababat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Magallanes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cababat.
Magallanes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cababat swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cababat works over Magallanes's head and body with a nice combination.
Magallanes shoots in and drives through. Cababat sprawls well.
Cababat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Magallanes tries for a takedown but Cababat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magallanes has a takedown stuffed.
Cababat shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Magallanes eats them both and turns towards Cababat to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magallanes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cababat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cababat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cababat digs a good hook to Magallanes's body.
Cababat throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Magallanes tries to clinch but Cababat moves out of range.
Magallanes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cababat sizes up Magallanes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cababat does no damage.
Magallanes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cababat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magallanes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cababat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Magallanes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magallanes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cababat but Cababat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cababat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Magallanes on the side of the head.
Cababat lands with a right hand.
Magallanes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cababat scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Magallanes shoots in but Cababat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cababat lands a jab to the nose.
Magallanes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cababat works Magallanes's body with a nice hook.
Cababat tests Magallanes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magallanes walks into a straight right hand from Cababat.
Cababat's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cababat duly obliges.
Magallanes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magallanes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cababat pinned against the cage. Cababat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cababat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magallanes misses with a head kick.
Jason Magallanes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kervie Cababat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cababat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kervie Cababat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cababat winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kervie Cababat!
A pretty intense looking Kervie Cababat took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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