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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helix Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinyo Jintao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes to the cage accompanied by Let's see what you got. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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154 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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177 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shinyo Jintao!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jintao missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jintao lands with a good body shot.
Cabrera feints and as Jintao raises his hands in defense, Cabrera changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jintao is controlling Cabrera's posture.
Cabrera is looking to work some ground and pound but Jintao has wrist control.
Cabrera lands a couple of digs.
Cabrera is looking to work some ground and pound but Jintao has wrist control.
Cabrera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cabrera tries to free his leg and advance position but Jintao is retaining full guard.
Cabrera throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jintao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cabrera postures up in Jintao's guard and throws a big left but Jintao blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Jintao keeps moving.
Cabrera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jintao seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jintao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jintao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jintao trying to keep a closed guard but Cabrera is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jintao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cabrera lands with a hook. Jintao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jintao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabrera counters with an inside leg kick.
Jintao misses with a wild body shot.
Jintao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Shinyo Jintao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabrera moves out of range of the body kick from Jintao.
Cabrera misses with a hook
and Jintao counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cabrera throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Cabrera catches Jintao right on the button with a cross.
Cabrera throws a front kick that sends Jintao stumbling back into the cage.
Jintao dips to his left and cracks Cabrera with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jintao.
That kick from Cabrera tenderised Jintao's leg. Jintao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jintao throws the left hand but Cabrera avoids the punch easily.
Jintao tries to score with a low kick but Cabrera moves his leg out of the way.
Cabrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cabrera throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Jintao to counter with a crisp jab.
Helix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Jintao slips the punch.
A jab from Cabrera does it's job there.
Jintao ducks right into an uppercut from Cabrera.
Jintao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jintao misses the shot to the body.
Jintao slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Cabrera moves out of range of the body kick.
Cabrera misses with a hook
and Cabrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cabrera misses with a straight right.
Jintao moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Cabrera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Jintao.
Cabrera punishes Jintao's body with a nice straight punch.
Cabrera misses the jab.
Jintao takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Cabrera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws out a loose jab but Jintao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera lands a lovely overhand right.
Cabrera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cabrera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera throws a right hand that misses
and Jintao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera cracks Jintao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabrera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cabrera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cabrera there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jintao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cabrera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cabrera scores with a decent looking hook.
Jintao misses with a body kick.
Jintao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jintao blocks a jab.
Cabrera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cabrera blocks a head kick by Jintao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helix Cabrera dominated that round.
That's time! Cabrera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cabrera moves out of range as Jintao strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cabrera here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jintao.
A big left from Jintao misses.
Jintao looks to land a body kick but Cabrera moved away.
Jintao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Jintao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jintao jabs Cabrera right on the nose. Cabrera blinks but takes it well.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Helix Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
Jintao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good shot there by Cabrera.
Cabrera scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jintao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cabrera avoids the head kick by Jintao.
Cabrera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jintao's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera scores with a hook.
Jintao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jintao counters with a straight right hand.
Cabrera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Jintao.
Cabrera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jintao doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Jintao.
Cabrera misses with a hook
and Jintao counters with a right hand to the body.
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jintao can do to turn this around?
Cabrera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jintao momentarily.
Jintao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jintao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice takedown defense from Jintao. No joy for Cabrera on that attempt.
Cabrera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jintao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cabrera looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera is looking to work some ground and pound but Jintao has wrist control.
Cabrera stands up over Jintao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cabrera engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jintao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cabrera looking to pass the guard.
Cabrera is looking to work some ground and pound but Jintao has wrist control.
Cabrera postures up.
Cabrera looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera distracts Jintao with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cabrera trying to control but Jintao is working from the bottom.
Cabrera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jintao keeping full guard, as Cabrera tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jintao throws a leg kick which misses Cabrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrera tries to avoid it.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabrera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cabrera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jintao - the referee stops the clock and Cabrera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jintao. Cabrera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cabrera drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cabrera with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cabrera trying to control but Jintao is working from the bottom.
Cabrera throws a big elbow that misses.
Jintao is adopting a defensive guard.
Cabrera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cabrera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jintao keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helix Cabrera dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cabrera 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.
Cabrera shoots in but no luck this time.
Jintao scores with a nice head shot.
Jintao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera stalks Jintao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jintao's face. Jintao staggers backwards, shaken.
Jintao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrera.
Cabrera connects with a right hand. Jintao shakes it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jintao.
Cabrera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jintao's waist but Jintao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabrera off to one side.
Jintao moves away from the strike by Cabrera.
Jintao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Jintao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cabrera. That one must have hurt.
A jab from Jintao misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera looks to land a left hand but Jintao moved out of range nicely.
Jintao walks into a straight right hand from Cabrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jintao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrera.
Jintao connects with a crisp jab.
Jintao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cabrera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jintao.
Cabrera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jintao circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helix Cabrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jintao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabrera.
Cabrera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cabrera throws out a leg kick but Jintao moves out of range and Cabrera only half commits.
Jintao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jintao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jintao's sensitive parts.
Cabrera throws an overhand right that lands on Jintao's shoulder, as Jintao tries to avoid the shot.
Jintao slips a jab from Cabrera.
Shinyo Jintao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jintao's half guard.
Jintao pushes Cabrera off and gets back to his feet.
Jintao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cabrera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jintao's half guard.
Jintao has one foot on Cabrera's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jintao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jintao slips a jab from Cabrera.
Jintao misses the shot to the body.
Jintao misses with a straight right.
Cabrera dips to his left and cracks Jintao with an uppercut!
Cabrera connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jintao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a hook to the side of Jintao's head but Jintao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cabrera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cabrera closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jintao did well to prevent Cabrera getting side control.
Jintao kicks off Cabrera and gets to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cabrera.
Jintao throws a leg kick but Cabrera checks it.
Jintao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cabrera fails with a takedown attempt.
Cabrera slips a jab from Jintao.
Cabrera checks a low kick from Jintao.
Jintao misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Jintao is predictable there
enabling Cabrera to counter with a crisp jab.
Jintao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrera moves away.
Jintao slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Jintao.
Cabrera scores with a jab. Jintao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jintao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera.
Cabrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jintao.
Jintao takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cabrera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shinyo Jintao.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helix Cabrera!
Helix Cabrera tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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