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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes to the cage accompanied by Hector. Griffin has chosen The Claw as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
30 - 13 - 0 |
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170 cm
28
157 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Griffin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Griffin moves forwards but Cabrera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Cabrera finds it's way through Griffin's defenses.
Cabrera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cabrera is in Griffin's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin trying to control the position.
Griffin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griffin seems keen to control Cabrera's posture.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Griffin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Griffin scores with a spinning back kick!
Cabrera throws a jab when Griffin was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws the kick towards the body but Cabrera avoids it.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffin. That's going to slow Cabrera down.
Griffin throws a wild body kick that Cabrera sees coming a mile off.
Griffin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cabrera misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera connects with a body shot that sends Griffin's belly button to the back.
Griffin checks a low kick from Cabrera.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griffin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin tries to clinch up but Cabrera circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffin backs up against the cage.
Griffin swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Griffin.
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!
Cabrera scores with the left hand. Griffin knows he should have avoided that one.
Cabrera tries to land a leg kick but Griffin saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Griffin misses.
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Cabrera keeps it at a distance.
Cabrera motions for Griffin to come forward. Cabrera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabrera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griffin lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabrera throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera fails with the takedown.
Griffin connects with a high kick.
Jason Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Griffin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cabrera - the referee stops the clock and Griffin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cabrera. Griffin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffin moves out of range as Cabrera throws a body kick.
Griffin lands the left hand.
Cabrera throws a series of strikes that have Griffin backpedaling.
It looks like Jason Griffin has been cut.
Cabrera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin scores with a spinning back kick!
Griffin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griffin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cabrera will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cabrera's head.
Griffin wants to clinch up but Cabrera keeps it at a distance.
Cabrera shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Griffin but Griffin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Griffin scores with a spinning back kick!
Griffin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griffin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabrera. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cabrera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Griffin counters with a body kick that stops Cabrera in his tracks momentarily.
Griffin throws out a leg kick but Cabrera moves out of range and Griffin only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Griffin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Griffin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cabrera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griffin darts in and clinches Cabrera up against the cage.
Cabrera decides to pull guard.
Cabrera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Griffin wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Cabrera's closed guard. He's half up but Cabrera has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Cabrera pivots and extends the arm, Griffin falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Cabrera! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hector Cabrera!
Hector Cabrera seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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