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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jigfu Cambrona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Rabanbarou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cambrona comes to the cage accompanied by Erge-Sholee Biste Turda. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jigfu Cambrona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maurice Rabanbarou!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambrona wants to clinch up but Rabanbarou keeps it at a distance.
Rabanbarou shoots and misses
and Cambrona holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rabanbarou is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rabanbarou tries to score a body lock takedown but Cambrona shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cambrona breaks the clinch.
Cambrona throws a head kick that misses.
Cambrona tries to clinch there but Rabanbarou circles away.
Cambrona throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cambrona has managed to clinch.
Cambrona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cambrona throws a right and a left that Rabanbarou avoids nicely.
Cambrona closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cambrona lands a body shot.
Cambrona holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambrona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cambrona tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cambrona, right into the meat.
Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rabanbarou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cambrona scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabanbarou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rabanbarou avoids a kick to the body.
Rabanbarou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cambrona looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jigfu Cambrona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cambrona stalling against the cage.
Rabanbarou tries to score a body lock takedown but Cambrona shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jigfu Cambrona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Rabanbarou.
Cambrona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cambrona swings widly with a right hand
and Rabanbarou counters with a single leg into guard. Cambrona didn't expect that.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rabanbarou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cambrona works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cambrona pushes Rabanbarou off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cambrona gets a clinch.
Cambrona tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cambrona manages to break the clinch.
Rabanbarou fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cambrona sprawls well initially but Rabanbarou persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cambrona is trying to stand up here but Rabanbarou is controlling him well.
Rabanbarou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cambrona knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rabanbarou on the ground.
Rabanbarou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cambrona's head.
Rabanbarou is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cambrona is just riding it out for now. Rabanbarou eventually gives up the hold.
Rabanbarou prevents Cambrona from standing back up.
Cambrona might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rabanbarou is trying to work for a kimura but Cambrona is defending well.
Rabanbarou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cambrona defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabanbarou is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cambrona defends it well.
Cambrona wants to get back to his feet.
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!
Rabanbarou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rabanbarou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cambrona is trying to stand.
Rabanbarou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rabanbarou is working for a submission of some sort.
Cambrona is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabanbarou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cambrona defending well though.
Rabanbarou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rabanbarou stops Cambrona from getting back to his feet.
Rabanbarou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rabanbarou trying to pass the guard but Cambrona defending well.
Rabanbarou drops an elbow to the side of Cambrona's head.
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 Jigfu Cambrona will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rabanbarou.
Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabanbarou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabanbarou fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cambrona tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rabanbarou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cambrona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cambrona wants to clinch
and Rabanbarou counters with a single leg into guard. Cambrona didn't expect that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rabanbarou throws a big elbow that misses.
Cambrona kicks Rabanbarou off and gets to his feet.
Cambrona has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabanbarou is looking for a takedown.
Jigfu Cambrona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Rabanbarou.
Cambrona throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cambrona manages to break the clinch.
Cambrona throws a head kick but Rabanbarou moves out of range.
Cambrona tries to clinch there but Rabanbarou circles away.
Cambrona rushes Rabanbarou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rabanbarou goes for a takedown attempt but Cambrona pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cambrona lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabanbarou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cambrona doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabanbarou circles away.
Cambrona is looking to clinch.
Rabanbarou dives in and grabs Cambrona's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cambrona pushes down on Rabanbarou's head and hops out.
Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rabanbarou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cambrona pushes Rabanbarou up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cambrona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rabanbarou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rabanbarou looks to score with a jab to the body but Cambrona is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabanbarou goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cambrona prevents it.
Cambrona manages to break the clinch.
Cambrona wants to clinch up but Rabanbarou keeps it at a distance.
Cambrona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Rabanbarou or perhaps it was just good defense by Cambrona which made him look bad.
Cambrona fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rabanbarou is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cambrona to keep the fight standing.
Rabanbarou has Cambrona pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cambrona manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cambrona avoiding damage.
Cambrona prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cambrona breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cambrona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cambrona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigfu Cambrona dominated that second round.
That's time! Cambrona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cambrona tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rabanbarou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rabanbarou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cambrona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rabanbarou circles away quickly and effectively.
Cambrona pushes Rabanbarou up against the cage in a clinch.
Cambrona manages to break the clinch.
Cambrona lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Maurice Rabanbarou has been cut.
Cambrona clinches up with Rabanbarou and pushes him back against the cage.
Jigfu Cambrona has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cambrona breaks from the clinch.
Jigfu Cambrona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabanbarou moves out of range of the body kick from Cambrona.
Cambrona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambrona checks a low kick from Rabanbarou.
Cambrona takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cambrona throws a head kick but Rabanbarou moves out of range.
Cambrona throws a head kick but Rabanbarou moves out of range.
Rabanbarou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cambrona.
A punch combination from Cambrona misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rabanbarou.
Cambrona misses with a few strikes there.
Cambrona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rabanbarou.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabanbarou fails with the takedown
and Cambrona counters with a right hand to the body.
Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rabanbarou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cambrona gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cambrona.
Cambrona controlling the action here for a moment.
Rabanbarou tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cambrona smiles and moves away.
Jigfu Cambrona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurice Rabanbarou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona wants to clinch up but Rabanbarou keeps it at a distance.
Cambrona tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rabanbarou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rabanbarou gets tackled into the cage by Cambrona. Cambrona maintains the clinch.
Cambrona with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cambrona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cambrona throws a body kick that misses.
Cambrona wants to clinch.
Rabanbarou tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cambrona sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rabanbarou somewhat.
Jigfu Cambrona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona tries to clinch there but Rabanbarou circles away.
Cambrona scores with a one two! Rabanbarou had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cambrona misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabanbarou with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cambrona counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rabanbarou jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cambrona walks away with a smile on his face. Rabanbarou gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jigfu Cambrona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cambrona, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jigfu Cambrona!
Jigfu Cambrona made sure to mention his sponsor, Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview.
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RATING
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