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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heraclio Cabrera (ranked 77 p4p, 165 weight class) and Noah Diaz (ranked 10 p4p, 20 weight class). Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by OPULENT. This should be fireworks!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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BJJ Red Belt
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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 24 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heraclio Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noah Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
Cabrera misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Cabrera throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Cabrera only half commits.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Diaz.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cabrera. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Cabrera misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz thows a body kick. Cabrera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Heraclio Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Cabrera circles away.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera scores with a leg kick.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diaz with a jab.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Cabrera with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cabrera.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cabrera jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabrera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz swings for the body but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cabrera swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cabrera wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've been told by Cabrera's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Cabrera misses with a wild combination.
Cabrera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Noah Diaz has been cut.
Cabrera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabrera looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Diaz moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Cabrera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a kick to the body.
Cabrera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cabrera lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera checks a leg kick.
Cabrera swinging wildly here.
Jab, jab by Cabrera - just one landing.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Cabrera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Cabrera finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.
Cabrera lands with a good body shot.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Cabrera prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Cabrera throws a looping overhand right but Diaz ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Diaz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cabrera throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Cabrera's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donk. Diaz catches Cabrera right on the button with a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Diaz.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cabrera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cabrera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
Cabrera is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Cabrera lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Cabrera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 Heraclio Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noah Diaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cabrera throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz pushes Cabrera away with a front kick.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Cabrera just misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrera's shoulder, as Cabrera tries to avoid the shot.
Cabrera was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cabrera!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cabrera misses with a two punch combination.
Cabrera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera misses with a kick to the body
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cabrera is out of range and Diaz settles back down.
Cabrera misses with a head kick.
Cabrera misses with a body punch
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabrera tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Diaz checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz flicks out a counter leg kick but Cabrera steps away.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Heraclio Cabrera is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabrera throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Cabrera sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
Cabrera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cabrera is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabrera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz looks for the body kick but Cabrera saw that one coming.
Cabrera wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Cabrera motions for Diaz to come forward. Cabrera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrera is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Cabrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Cabrera's head.
Cabrera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz pulls guard effortlessly.
Cabrera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabrera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Diaz moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cabrera is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz looking to control but instead Cabrera has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Diaz is working for a kimura but Cabrera is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Noah Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Noah Diaz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Cabrera slips under a jab from Diaz.
As Diaz backs away, Cabrera returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Diaz misses.
A slow jab from Cabrera misses its intended target.
Diaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A lazy left from Cabrera finds it's target.
Cabrera swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cabrera lets loose with a powerful body kick. Diaz will feel that in the morning.
Cabrera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cabrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Cabrera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diaz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cabrera thinking.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
Diaz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cabrera throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabrera works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diaz looks for the body kick but Cabrera saw that one coming.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cabrera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cabrera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz tries to score with a low kick but Cabrera moves his leg out of the way.
A quick step to the side and Cabrera tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz looks to land a body kick but Cabrera moved away.
Cabrera throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Cabrera misses.
Diaz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A leg kick checked by Diaz.
Cabrera throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz lands with a nice body kick.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabrera is just out of range.
Cabrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrera misses with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Cabrera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cabrera throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz throws a push kick but Cabrera slaps the foot to one side.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and Diaz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Cabrera.
Diaz throws the kick towards the body but Cabrera avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cabrera misses.
Diaz throws a head kick but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera tried to counter with a leg kick but Diaz avoided it.
Cabrera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Cabrera counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Diaz moved away.
Diaz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabrera fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cabrera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cabrera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cabrera connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabrera.
Cabrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.
Cabrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabrera.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cabrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrera looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cabrera misses with a looping right.
Cabrera tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz throws out a counter right but Cabrera avoids it with no problem.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Cabrera will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Diaz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cabrera takes a step back to recover.
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Heraclio Cabrera.
I think Cabrera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Heraclio Cabrera!
After winning the bout, Heraclio Cabrera thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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