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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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184 lbs
22 - 14 - 1 |
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186 lbs
17 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Great elbows
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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
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Julio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabrillo.
Julio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrillo moves away.
Julio slips a jab and a cross from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Julio thuds a left hand into Cabrillo's body.
Julio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cabrillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Julio jabs at Cabrillo's body.
Julio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cabrillo moves in looking to clinch but Julio pushes him off.
Julio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo misses with a body punch
and Julio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Julio looks to land a right hand but Cabrillo moved out of range.
Julio pushes Cabrillo away with a front kick.
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!
Julio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabrillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Julio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Julio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Julio misses with a head kick.
Julio scores with a hook to the body. Cabrillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Don Julio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabrillo blocks a head kick by Julio.
Cabrillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Julio.
A left and a right from Cabrillo both land. Nice combination.
Cabrillo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Julio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cabrillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Julio enables Cabrillo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Julio manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabrillo won't allow Julio to get back to his feet.
Cabrillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Julio keeping moving, preventing Cabrillo from controlling successfully.
Cabrillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Julio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabrillo works over Julio with some ground and pound from guard.
Julio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cabrillo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cabrillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cabrillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabrillo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cabrillo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cabrillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Julio is trying to stand back up but Cabrillo is controlling him
Cabrillo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cabrillo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cabrillo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Julio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cabrillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Julio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cabrillo.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A head kick misses from Julio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cabrillo looks to land a right hand but Julio moved out of range.
Cabrillo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Julio counters with a nice body shot.
Cabrillo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrillo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Julio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Julio throws a jab when Cabrillo was well out of range.
Cabrillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Julio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Julio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cabrillo.
Julio lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cabrillo needs to keep his hands up - Julio had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Cabrillo does it's job there.
Cabrillo lands a head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Cabrillo there.
A head kick from Julio lands but Cabrillo takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Julio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cabrillo avoids the body shot from Julio.
Cabrillo throws out a counter right but Julio avoids it with no problem.
Don Julio is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabrillo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cabrillo misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrillo misses with a jab to the body
and Julio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Julio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Julio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cabrillo misses with a takedown attempt
and Julio counters with a nice uppercut.
Cabrillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Julio.
Julio is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Julio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cabrillo counters with a nice body kick.
Cabrillo misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Julio throws a low kick but Cabrillo avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrillo catches Julio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cabrillo drives through and clinches with Julio against the cage.
Cabrillo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Julio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Julio looks to land a left hand but Cabrillo moved out of range nicely.
Cabrillo moves in looking to clinch but Julio pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo clinches up with Julio and pushes him back against the cage.
Cabrillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabrillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Julio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Julio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Juan Cabrillo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Julio keeps Cabrillo at a distance using the push kick.
Cabrillo moves into the clinch.
Cabrillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Julio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Julio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cabrillo counters with a series of strikes. Julio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Julio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Julio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julio connects with a body shot.
Cabrillo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Julio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio scores with a hook to the body. Cabrillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabrillo tries to clinch but Julio moves out of range.
Julio throws a big counter combination but Cabrillo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Julio loads up on a big right hand but Cabrillo slips the punch.
Julio tries to sprawl but Cabrillo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Cabrillo.
Julio tries to kick Cabrillo off but Cabrillo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cabrillo throwing shots but Julio is blocking nicely.
Cabrillo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cabrillo throws a strike but Julio avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cabrillo throws an elbow that misses. Julio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cabrillo's guard. Nice move by Julio!
Cabrillo has control of Julio's left arm, preventing Julio from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Julio tries to stand but Cabrillo is controlling from the bottom.
Julio won't allow Cabrillo to sweep him here.
Julio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cabrillo's guard.
Juan Cabrillo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cabrillo is on top in guard.
Julio wants to stand up but Cabrillo is controlling him.
Cabrillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Julio has wrist control.
Cabrillo advances position into side control!
Cabrillo is trying to ground and pound but Julio uses the momentary lack of control by Cabrillo to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Cabrillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Julio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cabrillo! But no joy.
Julio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Julio works over Cabrillo's head and body with a nice combination.
Julio throws a big shot that misses.
Cabrillo looks to land a left hand but Julio moved out of range nicely.
Julio lands with a right hand.
Cabrillo moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Julio tries to circle away but Cabrillo has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Cabrillo - that landed with a thud.
Julio blocks an uppercut.
Cabrillo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Julio after a bit of a struggle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cabrillo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Julio's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Julio.
Cabrillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cabrillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Julio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrillo throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrillo misses with the head strike.
Cabrillo tries to work over Julio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cabrillo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Julio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cabrillo misses with the head strike.
Julio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Julio slips a straight right by Cabrillo.
Julio swings for the body but Cabrillo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julio looks to throw the jab but Cabrillo is out of range.
Julio misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Julio.
Some wild striking there from Julio.
Juan Cabrillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrillo throws an overhand right that lands on Julio's shoulder, as Julio tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Julio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cabrillo.
Julio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cabrillo looks to land a combination but Julio avoids it well.
Jab from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Julio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Julio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo is looking to work some ground and pound but Julio has wrist control.
Cabrillo throwing strikes from guard but Julio blocks nicely.
Cabrillo chips away with some ground and pound.
Cabrillo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cabrillo prevents Julio from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Julio.
Cabrillo swings widly with a right hand
and Julio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cabrillo avoids the head kick by Julio.
Cabrillo has closed the distance and engaged Julio in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Cabrillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cabrillo lands with a short shot to the head.
Cabrillo misses with some punches.
Julio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabrillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Julio is trying to break the clinch but Cabrillo has him pressed against the cage.
Cabrillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabrillo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Julio seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cabrillo can turn it around.
Julio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cabrillo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cabrillo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Julio's efforts to push away.
Cabrillo gets through Julio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cabrillo working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Cabrillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cabrillo 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Cabrillo!
Juan Cabrillo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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