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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Helix Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Testing Inprogress (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes to the cage accompanied by Imperitum. 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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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Testing Inprogress!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Inprogress misses.
Inprogress shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cabrera eats them both and turns towards Inprogress to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Inprogress misses.
Cabrera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Inprogress moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inprogress! But no joy.
Inprogress throws a chopping leg kick but Cabrera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Inprogress flicks out a counter leg kick but Cabrera steps away.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inprogress was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cabrera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Inprogress misses.
Inprogress misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Inprogress misses its intended target.
Inprogress throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera misses with a right hand
letting Inprogress counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Inprogress.
Inprogress tries a head kick but it misses.
Inprogress missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabrera tries to counter with a takedown but Inprogress is quick to defend against it.
Cabrera cracks the inside of Inprogress's front leg.
Cabrera looks to land a combination but Inprogress avoids it well.
Cabrera scoring well with a low kick there.
Inprogress misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera appears to be looking for a big counter.
Inprogress walks into a jab.
Nice shot lands for Inprogress.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Inprogress's front leg but catches the back leg as Inprogress tries to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inprogress throws a leg kick
and Cabrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabrera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Cabrera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Inprogress is able to avoid easily.
Inprogress appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cabrera throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cabrera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cabrera, right into the meat.
Inprogress is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cabrera throws a leg kick which misses Inprogress's front leg but catches the back leg as Inprogress tries to avoid it.
Inprogress has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cabrera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Inprogress.
Inprogress takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Inprogress avoids the punch easily.
Inprogress ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Inprogress takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Inprogress fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cabrera.
Cabrera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Inprogress misses its intended target.
Inprogress throws a good cross that connects.
Cabrera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Inprogress under the eye.
Cabrera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cabrera scores with a sloppy right hand. Inprogress should have avoided that one.
Inprogress looks to land a left hand but Cabrera moved out of range nicely.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Inprogress throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera looks for the body kick but Inprogress saw that one coming.
Testing Inprogress is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Cabrera.
Inprogress looks to land a combination but Cabrera avoids it well.
Cabrera lands with a nice body punch.
Helix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inprogress misses with a body punch
and Cabrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Inprogress lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cabrera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cabrera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Inprogress misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera lands a front kick.
Cabrera connects with a nice looking jab.
Inprogress throws a nice looking combination but Cabrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Inprogress throws a big shot that misses.
Inprogress swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Inprogress is looking to slow Cabrera down with leg kicks.
Inprogress cracks Cabrera with an open hand slap.
Cabrera throws a nice head kick!
Cabrera wants to land a leg kick but Inprogress is out of range.
Inprogress looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Inprogress uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera.
A little jabbing left from Inprogress on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cabrera throws a front kick that sends Inprogress stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inprogress ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helix Cabrera dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Inprogress is looking to score with low kicks.
Inprogress slips a jab from Cabrera.
Inprogress checks the leg kick nicely there.
Inprogress 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. Inprogress does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Inprogress counters with an outside leg kick.
Cabrera gets the takedown into side control.
Cabrera controlling from side mount.
Inprogress is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera is just content to waste time from the top position. Inprogress takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inprogress can do to turn this around?
Inprogress preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabrera sitting in guard here, content to control.
Inprogress wants to hit a switch here but Cabrera passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Inprogress there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cabrera cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera landing punches.
Inprogress is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Inprogress is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cabrera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Inprogress is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cabrera lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera landing punches.
Inprogress bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Inprogress looking to pass the guard.
Cabrera seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Inprogress is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cabrera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Inprogress forces his way into half guard.
Cabrera trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera tries to get to full guard but Inprogress has control of the leg.
Inprogress works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Inprogress wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Inprogress moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cabrera has worked his arm free - good work by Cabrera!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helix Cabrera dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Inprogress is out of range.
Jab by Cabrera.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helix Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cabrera.
Inprogress walks into a left hand.
Cabrera lands a nice shot that snaps Inprogress's head back.
Inprogress uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabrera.
Cabrera scores with the left hand. Inprogress knows he should have avoided that one.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Inprogress looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cabrera scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inprogress fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Cabrera shoots in for a double leg but Inprogress sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress tries to score with a low kick but Cabrera moves his leg out of the way.
Cabrera tries to counter with a takedown but Inprogress is quick to defend against it.
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inprogress.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Inprogress.
Cabrera connects with a crisp jab.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Inprogress is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cabrera lands a nice looking body shot.
Inprogress throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inprogress throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Inprogress looks to land a right hand but Cabrera moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inprogress.
Inprogress throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabrera counters with a low kick, right behind Inprogress 's knee.
Cabrera cracks a nice hook into Inprogress's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera tried to score with a low kick but Inprogress checks it.
Cabrera throws a jab when Inprogress was well out of range.
Cabrera lands a jab.
Cabrera misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inprogress.
Cabrera cracks Inprogress with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Cabrera does no damage.
Inprogress chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cabrera can pounce on him.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inprogress throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inprogress is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
Inprogress ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inprogress throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabrera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cabrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inprogress moves away.
Cabrera with a nice cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cabrera.
Testing Inprogress has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inprogress stalks Cabrera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cabrera's face. Cabrera staggers backwards, shaken.
Cabrera motions for Inprogress to come forward. Cabrera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Inprogress as Cabrera shoots in.
Nice body punch from Inprogress.
Cabrera tests Inprogress's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inprogress.
Cabrera scores with a push kick.
Cabrera checks a leg kick.
Cabrera connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabrera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Inprogress to score with a decent uppercut.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inprogress.
Cabrera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cabrera scores with a jab. Inprogress acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cabrera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Inprogress showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helix Cabrera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cabrera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helix Cabrera!
Our winner, Helix Cabrera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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