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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hector. von Altenburg has chosen Richard Wagner's Die Walküre as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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156 lbs
32 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 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
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera throws a hook but von Altenburg avoids it easily.
von Altenburg scores with a leg kick.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but von Altenburg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
von Altenburg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cabrera has time to react.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
von Altenburg drops his shoulder and cracks Cabrera with a huge uppercut! Cabrera goes down! Can von Altenburg finish him?
Cabrera is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
von Altenburg advances to half guard.
Oh Cabrera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
von Altenburg is pressing down on Cabrera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cabrera is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera seems to have got his legs back now.
Cabrera wants to get back to full guard.
von Altenburg is looking to advance position but Cabrera won't allow it.
von Altenburg is working for a submission of some sort.
von Altenburg is looking to advance position but Cabrera won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Altenburg is trying to control. Cabrera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cabrera is looking to improve his position.
von Altenburg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
von Altenburg trying to mount his opponent but Cabrera defends it.
von Altenburg is trying to control the action in half guard but Cabrera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
von Altenburg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
von Altenburg trying to mount his opponent but Cabrera defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
von Altenburg trying to mount his opponent but Cabrera defends it.
von Altenburg passes the guard and advances to mount!
von Altenburg with a couple of short strikes.
Cabrera manages to regain half guard. Good work.
von Altenburg is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cabrera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time von Altenburg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera trying to control but von Altenburg postures up.
Cabrera moves into full guard.
von Altenburg preventing the sweep.
von Altenburg being controlled here momentarily.
von Altenburg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera working a defensive guard but von Altenburg passes into half guard.
Cabrera is trying to get back to full guard.
von Altenburg seems to be working for a kimura but Cabrera defends the submission attempt.
von Altenburg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cabrera sees it coming and defends easily.
von Altenburg works his way into full mount!
Cabrera prevents von Altenburg from taking his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabrera is desperately trying to improve his position but von Altenburg has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
von Altenburg tries to land a body kick
and Cabrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabrera punishes von Altenburg's body with a nice straight punch.
von Altenburg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrera defending well as von Altenburg loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in von Altenburg's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Altenburg is looking for a sweep. Cabrera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. von Altenburg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cabrera landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Altenburg controls Cabrera momentarily but Cabrera frees himself.
von Altenburg has his foot on Cabrera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cabrera works his way back into a safe position though.
Cabrera won't allow von Altenburg to sweep him here.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but von Altenburg keeps moving.
Cabrera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Altenburg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cabrera is aware though and is defending well.
Cabrera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cabrera postures up in von Altenburg's guard and throws a big left but von Altenburg blocks it.
Cabrera postures up and lands a big shot to von Altenburg's brow.
von Altenburg trying to keep a closed guard but Cabrera is proving a slippery customer.
Cabrera stands up over von Altenburg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cabrera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cabrera landing with the ground and pound.
Cabrera throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
von Altenburg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cabrera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cabrera is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of von Altenburg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take von Altenburg's back!
Cabrera is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. von Altenburg is defending well though. Cabrera let's go of the attempt for now.
von Altenburg staying busy and making it hard for Cabrera to control.
von Altenburg rolls, trying to escape but Cabrera keeps control of the position.
Cabrera connects with a big shot to the side of von Altenburg's head.
It looks like Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg has been cut.
von Altenburg is taking damage to the body and head.
Cabrera looking for the choke but no joy.
Cabrera lands an elbow to the side of the head.
von Altenburg is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cabrera's guard. Nice work there by von Altenburg.
Cabrera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabrera can't keep his opponent in guard - von Altenburg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
von Altenburg misses with a head shot. Cabrera uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Altenburg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
von Altenburg forces his way into half guard.
Cabrera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for von Altenburg!
A nice elbow there by Cabrera.
Cabrera with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
von Altenburg regains half guard.
von Altenburg is trying to maintain the position but Cabrera is very close to passing his half guard.
Hector Cabrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabrera frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
von Altenburg tries to reverse the position but Cabrera maintains control.
von Altenburg wants to control but Cabrera is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Cabrera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg's cut.
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!
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg misses with a low kick as Cabrera jumps back.
von Altenburg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
von Altenburg scores with a nice head shot.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from von Altenburg.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Cabrera catches von Altenburg right on the button with a cross.
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Altenburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
von Altenburg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cabrera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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 tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but von Altenburg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cabrera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Altenburg is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cabrera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time von Altenburg.
Cabrera wants to improve his position but von Altenburg is controlling well.
Cabrera is trying to control but von Altenburg manages to pass to mount!
Cabrera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
von Altenburg is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cabrera is surviving well by controlling von Altenburg's body position as best he can.
von Altenburg working for a submission but Cabrera is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cabrera slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
von Altenburg is trying to work for a kimura but Cabrera is defending well.
von Altenburg is pressing down on Cabrera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cabrera is holding on for now.
Cabrera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera actively working from the bottom here.
von Altenburg prevents Cabrera from improving his position.
von Altenburg wants to work for an arm triangle but Cabrera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
von Altenburg passes to full mount!
von Altenburg tries to push Cabrera's head away but Cabrera is holding on tight.
Cabrera can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is trying to reverse the position but instead von Altenburg has taken his back - oops!
von Altenburg is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cabrera is defending well though. von Altenburg let's go of the attempt for now.
Cabrera is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
von Altenburg is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cabrera defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think von Altenburg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
A victorious Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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