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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Thompson (ranked 1426 p4p, 1393 weight class) and Herve Cabrera (ranked 150 p4p, 145 weight class). Herve Cabrera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Thompson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herve Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera scores with a sloppy right hand. Thompson should have avoided that one.
Cabrera misses with a left hand
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Thompson moves forwards but Cabrera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Cabrera throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera 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.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson tests Cabrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabrera takes a swing at Thompson 's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera with the inside leg kick.
Cabrera misses with a body shot
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabrera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Cabrera lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Thompson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cabrera.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Cabrera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabrera throws a hook to the side of Thompson 's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson throws a big shot that misses.
Cabrera swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cabrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Thompson is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Cabrera misses.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson lands with a cross.
Cabrera tests Thompson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Cabrera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Cabrera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Cabrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cabrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson .
Thompson cracks Cabrera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson .
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Thompson 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.
Thompson takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cabrera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cabrera is trying to break the clinch but Thompson is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Cabrera.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson .
Cabrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Cabrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Cabrera avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
A short right from Cabrera on the inside.
Cabrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cabrera or not.
A head punch on the inside from Cabrera fails to land.
Thompson prevents Cabrera from breaking the clinch.
Cabrera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thompson lands a body punch.
Thompson gets through Cabrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cabrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Cabrera does it's job there.
Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Thompson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cabrera. Cabrera obviously looking to wear him down.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson .
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Cabrera slips the punch.
Cabrera lands a right hook to the body.
Cabrera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thompson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cabrera lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cabrera punishes Thompson 's body with a nice straight punch.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herve Cabrera will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera lands a head shot.
Cabrera wants to slow Thompson down by chopping away at his legs.
Cabrera misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera slips a jab from Thompson .
Thompson looks to land a combination but Cabrera avoids it well.
Herve Cabrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson tries to bum rush Cabrera with a series of wild strikes but Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cabrera cracks Thompson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cabrera throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Thompson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cabrera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thompson 's head backwards.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Cabrera is avoiding it.
Cabrera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Herve Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson ducks right into an uppercut from Cabrera.
Cabrera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson 's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Tyson Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Cabrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
No joy there for Thompson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cabrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Thompson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson with a jab.
Thompson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cabrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Cabrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cabrera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cabrera misses with a body shot
and Thompson counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrera swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Cabrera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cabrera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thompson throws the left hand but Cabrera avoids the punch easily.
Thompson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the body from Thompson misses
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
Cabrera throws a hook to the side of Thompson 's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thompson .
Thompson catches Cabrera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a combination
and Cabrera counters with a one-two to the body.
Cabrera misses with a hook
and Thompson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cabrera thinking.
Thompson takes one to the side of the head.
Donk. Thompson catches Cabrera right on the button with a cross.
Thompson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Cabrera is predictable there
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cabrera lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson . Cabrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
Thompson lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Thompson dips to his left and cracks Cabrera with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Danga de danga de dang - Thompson scores with a four punch combination!
Cabrera is looking to chop away at Thompson 's legs.
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Cabrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thompson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera tries to score with a low kick but Thompson moves his leg out of the way.
Cabrera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Cabrera misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Thompson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Cabrera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thompson doesn't seem bothered though.
Cabrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson . Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Thompson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cabrera scores with a nice head shot.
Cabrera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thompson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thompson 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cabrera under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Thompson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson . Those never looked like landing.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Cabrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabrera lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Cabrera is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thompson misses the jab.
Cabrera scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Cabrera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cabrera thuds his right hand into Thompson 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cabrera misses with a body shot.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabrera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thompson 's hands.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Cabrera throws out a counter right but Thompson avoids it with no problem.
Cabrera scores with the left hand. Thompson knows he should have avoided that one.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Cabrera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson is looking for a counter combo.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Thompson throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two 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 throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cabrera counters with a nice body shot.
Cabrera misses the jab.
Thompson checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to the liver by Cabrera. Beautiful body shot.
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson .
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cabrera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson .
Cabrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera avoids the body shot from Thompson .
Cabrera jabs Thompson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabrera misses the target.
Cabrera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Thompson .
Cabrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrera motions for Thompson to come forward. Cabrera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thompson misses the jab.
Cabrera throws out a counter right but Thompson avoids it with no problem.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabrera lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a three punch combo that has Cabrera backing up. Cabrera nods at Thompson to acknowledge the strikes.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Cabrera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thompson on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson .
Thompson with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a low kick, looking for Thompson 's leg but Thompson calmly moves out of range.
Cabrera throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson .
Cabrera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrera throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Cabrera avoids nicely.
Thompson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Thompson .
A little jabbing left from Cabrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson .
And that's the end of the fight!
Herve Cabrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cabrera 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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