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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santino Cabal (ranked 323 p4p, 286 weight class) and Ernesto Valerio (ranked 48 p4p, 43 weight class). Valerio has chosen God is a DJ - Faithless as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Cabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernesto Valerio!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cabal looks to throw the jab but Valerio is out of range.
Valerio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch lands to the side of Valerio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cabal moves out of range of the strikes.
Valerio 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.
Valerio swings for the body but Cabal moves out of range.
Valerio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Valerio avoids the body shot from Cabal.
Cabal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A slow jab from Valerio misses its intended target.
Cabal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valerio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cabal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Valerio tries to counter it with a takedown but Cabal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Valerio avoids the head kick by Cabal.
And Valerio tries to counter it with a takedown but Cabal pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valerio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cabal lands a leg kick that knocks Valerio off balance momentarily.
Cabal throws a hook but Valerio avoids it easily.
Valerio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valerio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cabal under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal misses with a wild body shot.
Cabal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valerio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valerio scores with a hook to the body. Cabal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cabal leaves Valerio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Valerio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Valerio trying to control the action but Cabal is working from the bottom.
Valerio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cabal, who protects the arm well.
Valerio is trying to get an arm triangle but Cabal is defending well.
Valerio tries for a kimura but Cabal is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabal prevents Valerio from moving into mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabal is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Valerio wants to control but Cabal is keeping him busy.
Valerio advances to mount.
Cabal is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cabal defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Valerio.
Valerio wants to take his opponent's back but Cabal doesn't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Valerio sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal wants to try and get back to his feet.
Valerio wants to take his opponent's back but Cabal doesn't allow it.
Valerio trying to control but Cabal is having none of it.
Valerio is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cabal has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Valerio working for a guillotine from mount but Cabal is in no mood to give up.
Valerio fails to advance to Cabal's back.
Valerio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cabal is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Valerio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valerio with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cabal bucks Valerio off and manages to get back to his feet!
Cabal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valerio misses the jab.
Cabal thuds a left hand into Valerio's body.
Cabal throws a sloppy head kick and Valerio moves out of range easily.
Cabal slips a straight right by Valerio.
Valerio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valerio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cabal tries a low kick but Valerio avoids it.
Valerio tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Valerio shoots in for a takedown but Cabal shows good takedown defense.
Cabal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Santino Cabal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valerio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valerio throws a shot from downtown. Cabal moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Valerio misses.
Valerio throws out a loose jab but Cabal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valerio.
Donk. Cabal catches Valerio right on the button with a cross.
Cabal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valerio.
Valerio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Valerio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cabal throws a push kick but Valerio slaps the foot to one side.
Cabal throws a body punch but Valerio moves out of range.
Cabal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cabal throws a body shot but no joy.
Valerio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabal.
Cabal throws a jab when Valerio was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valerio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cabal connects with a single shot there.
A cross from Valerio lands.
Cabal thumps Valerio with a low kick.
Cabal throws a shot from downtown. Valerio moves away and avoids it.
Cabal lands with a good body shot.
Santino Cabal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Valerio misses with a body shot.
Cabal is looking to counter punch.
Valerio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabal on the side of the head.
Valerio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabal on the side of the head.
Santino Cabal is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valerio.
Valerio feints the counter takedown.
Nice cross by Cabal.
Valerio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabal.
Cabal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valerio. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabal scores with the left hand. Valerio knows he should have avoided that one.
Valerio throws a body punch but Cabal moves out of range.
Valerio avoids the head kick by Cabal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valerio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Valerio lands with a shot to the body.
Valerio throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabal counters with a leg kick.
Cabal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santino Cabal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valerio staying out of range there.
Cabal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valerio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cabal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valerio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valerio throws a series of punches but Cabal moves out of range.
Valerio swings for the body but Cabal moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Valerio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cabal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valerio.
Valerio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valerio looks to throw the jab but Cabal is out of range.
Valerio avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valerio misses with a body shot.
Cabal throws the kick towards the body but Valerio avoids it.
Valerio misses with a body shot.
Cabal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valerio.
Cabal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valerio manages to avoid it.
Cabal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Valerio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valerio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabal.
Cabal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabal staying out of range there.
Cabal lands with a nice body kick.
Cabal is looking to wear down Valerio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Valerio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cabal. That's going to slow Valerio down.
Cabal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valerio.
Cabal avoids the body shot from Valerio.
Valerio throws a looping overhand right but Cabal ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valerio misses with a kick to the body.
Cabal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valerio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabal moves away.
Valerio throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Cabal misses its target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabal looks to score with a jab to the body but Valerio is just out of range.
Cabal throws a body punch but Valerio moves out of range.
Cabal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valerio can do to turn this around?
Decent striking displayed by Cabal there.
A slow jab from Cabal misses its intended target.
Cabal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valerio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cabal throws a hook but Valerio avoids it easily.
Valerio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabal.
Cabal looks to land a left hand but Valerio moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Valerio.
Cabal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cabal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valerio in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Cabal dominated that second round.
That's time! Cabal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Valerio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valerio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valerio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabal was well out of range. Poor timing from Valerio.
Cabal misses with a hook.
Cabal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Valerio.
Valerio misses with a hook. Cabal ducked under it nicely.
Valerio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valerio throws a lazy right hand but Cabal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabal misses with a body kick.
Cabal scores with a hook.
Cabal tries to move into range but Valerio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cabal feints and then cracks Valerio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Valerio down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cabal misses with a body shot.
Valerio lands a jab to the head.
Cabal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cabal throws a big shot that misses.
Valerio with the counter takedown but Cabal avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valerio looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabal is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal just misses with a punch to the body.
Valerio throws a shot from downtown. Cabal moves away and avoids it.
Cabal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valerio.
The crowd cheers as Cabal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valerio doesn't seem phased though.
Valerio connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Cabal misses.
Cabal misses with a body shot.
Cabal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Valerios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Valerio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabal tests Valerio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabal looks to score with a jab to the body but Valerio is just out of range.
Valerio tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Valerio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Valerio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabal.
Valerio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabal.
Valerio misses with a body shot.
Cabal swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal misses with a body shot.
Valerio swings for the body but Cabal moves out of range.
Valerio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Valerio misses.
A big right from Valerio misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valerio just misses with a punch to the body.
Valerio throws a lazy right hand but Cabal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valerio looks to land a left hand but Cabal moved out of range nicely.
Cabal looks to land a body kick but Valerio moved away.
Valerio with the counter takedown but Cabal avoids it easily.
Cabal throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valerio. Cabal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabal clobbers Valerio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Valerio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabal just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabal with a jab.
Cabal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valerio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valerio throws a jab when Cabal was well out of range.
Cabal misses with a body kick.
Cabal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valerio.
Cabal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valerio manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Cabal.
Cabal throws a body shot but no joy.
Valerio throws a body punch but Cabal moves out of range.
Valerio connects with a body shot.
Valerio swings for the body but Cabal moves out of range.
Valerio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabal with a nice calf kick.
Cabal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valerio.
Horrible takedown attempt by Valerio or perhaps it was just good defense by Cabal, which made it look bad.
Cabal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valerio.
Santino Cabal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cabal.
Valerio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Valerio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valerio takes a swing at Cabal's ribcage but misses.
Cabal throws a body punch but Valerio moves out of range.
Cabal misses with a looping right.
Valerio moves away from the strike by Cabal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valerio swings for the body but Cabal moves out of range.
Valerio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cabal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valerio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cabal has time to react.
Cabal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valerio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cabal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ernesto Valerio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valerio throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santino Cabal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cabal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santino Cabal!
A very excited looking Santino Cabal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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