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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Zerkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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161 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Zerkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera digs a good body shot into Zerkle's ribs.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Zerkle moves out of range.
Zerkle scores with a jab to the body.
Cabrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Zerkle.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by Zerkle.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Cabrera.
Zerkle tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zerkle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabrera.
Zerkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zerkle lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Cabrera.
Zerkle throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cabrera connects with a high kick.
Zerkle is rocked!
It looks like Marvin Zerkle has been cut.
We've been informed that Cabrera has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zerkle tries to clinch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Oh Zerkle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zerkle seems to have got his legs back now.
Zerkle forces Cabrera back against the cage and clinches.
Zerkle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cabrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zerkle.
Zerkle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zerkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabrera.
Zerkle lands a right hand.
Cabrera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zerkle stalling against the cage.
Cabrera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zerkle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cabrera stalling against the cage.
Cabrera gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cabrera postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cabrera postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zerkle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zerkle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zerkle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Zerkle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrera wants to stand but Zerkle is controlling the position.
Zerkle throws a strike but Cabrera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zerkle wants to sweep here but Cabrera controlling him for the moment.
Cabrera lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerkle wants to sweep here but Cabrera controlling him for the moment.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Zerkle keeps moving.
Zerkle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zerkle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cabrera manages to get himself to full guard.
Zerkle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabrera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zerkle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cabrera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cabrera wants to get back to his feet but Zerkle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zerkle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabrera wants to stand but Zerkle is controlling the position.
Zerkle postures up in Cabrera's guard and throws a big left but Cabrera blocks it.
Zerkle postures up in Cabrera's guard and throws a big left but Cabrera blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cabrera thumps Zerkle with a low kick.
Zerkle wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Cabrera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marvin Zerkle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cabrera lands with a kick to the temple. Zerkle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zerkle cracks a nice hook into Cabrera's ribs.
Good exchange - Cabrera coming out on top.
Zerkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zerkle tries to clinch there but Cabrera circles away.
Cabrera lands a nice looking body shot.
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
Zerkle seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cabrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cabrera flicks out a counter leg kick but Zerkle steps away.
Zerkle tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zerkle moves in looking to clinch but Cabrera pushes him off.
Cabrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cabrera tries a quick counter leg kick but Zerkle is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zerkle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cabrera counters with a solid body kick.
Cabrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zerkle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zerkle tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabrera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cabrera drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Zerkle defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Cabrera. Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Zerkle. No joy for Cabrera on that attempt.
Zerkle throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cabrera! But no joy.
Marvin Zerkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Cabrera catches Zerkle right on the button with a cross.
Zerkle looks to clinch
and Cabrera counters with a single leg into guard. Zerkle didn't expect that.
Cabrera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cabrera makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zerkle keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
Cabrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zerkle holds on and takes a little breather.
Zerkle looking for a sweep. Not yet Zerkle, not yet.
Zerkle looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cabrera puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Zerkle trying to hold on to Cabrera's head to control him but Cabrera postures up.
Zerkle is trying to get back to full guard.
Cabrera throwing shots but Zerkle is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zerkle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zerkle slips a straight right by Cabrera.
The crowd cheers as Cabrera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zerkle doesn't seem phased though.
Zerkle moves into range and clinches up with Cabrera.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zerkle darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zerkle doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabrera circles away.
Cabrera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cabrera takes a swing at Zerkle's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera looks to land a body kick but Zerkle moved away.
Cabrera lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zerkle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zerkle lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Cabrera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zerkle scores with a nice right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Cabrera as Zerkle shoots in.
Cabrera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cabrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zerkle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabrera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cabrera's corner calls for a 1-2. Cabrera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cabrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zerkle.
Cabrera lands with a hook. Zerkle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Zerkle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zerkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cabrera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zerkle moves in looking to clinch but Cabrera pushes him off.
Cabrera is looking to slow Zerkle down with leg kicks.
Zerkle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zerkle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Cabrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marvin Zerkle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cabrera lands a big head kick that sends Zerkle tumbling to the mat! Cabrera takes a step backwards and waves Zerkle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zerkle forces Cabrera back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabrera.
Zerkle throws a head punch that misses.
Cabrera stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabrera.
Cabrera takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera takes an elbow to the temple.
Zerkle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cabrera takes an elbow to the temple.
Zerkle misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Zerkle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zerkle swings wildly with an uppercut but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabrera blocks an elbow strike.
Zerkle working aggressively here.
Cabrera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zerkle stalling in the clinch but Cabrera improves position.
Our sources have told us that Zerkle has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Cabrera avoiding damage as Zerkle throws knees to the body.
Cabrera lands a right hand.
Cabrera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zerkle backwards.
Cabrera can't find room to land a body shot as Zerkle controls the action.
Cabrera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zerkle has him pressed against the cage.
Cabrera is trying to force a seperation but Zerkle has the dominant position.
Zerkle lands an elbow that stopped Cabrera in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Zerkle.
Cabrera drops Zerkle onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zerkle is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera lands with a right to the head.
Zerkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cabrera's defenses.
Cabrera breaks the clinch.
Zerkle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zerkle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cabrera.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cabrera.
Cabrera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabrera tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zerkle doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabrera circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cabrera.
Zerkle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zerkle tries to clinch there but Cabrera circles away.
Zerkle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zerkle lands with a shot to the body.
Cabrera lands a leg kick that knocks Zerkle off balance momentarily.
Cabrera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zerkle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cabrera lands a left and a right that send Zerkle crashing to the mat, dazed. Cabrera thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Zerkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zerkle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cabrera appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zerkle tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Zerkle moves into the clinch successfully.
Zerkle is looking to control Cabrera's arms but Cabrera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zerkle has his back to the cage.
Zerkle throws an elbow that misses.
Marvin Zerkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zerkle.
Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabrera throws a push kick but Zerkle slaps the foot to one side.
Zerkle takes a swing at Cabrera's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zerkle.
Cabrera connects with a nice looking jab.
Cabrera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cabrera scoring well with a low kick there.
Cabrera thuds a left hand into Zerkle's body.
Zerkle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cabrera scores with a hook to the body. Zerkle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabrera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zerkle is looking to clinch but Cabrera is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zerkle is looking to clinch.
Zerkle tries to clinch but Cabrera is having none of it.
Cabrera shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zerkle's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but Zerkle keeps moving.
Zerkle looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cabrera puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Zerkle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cabrera is working away from the top position though.
Zerkle tries to get to full guard but Cabrera has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zerkle trying to control but Cabrera postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Cabrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cabrera winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Cabrera!
A very excited looking Lucas Cabrera rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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