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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emberson Cabral (ranked 426 p4p, 463 weight class) and Amadi Yousuf (ranked 62 p4p, 67 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emberson Cabral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadi Yousuf!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabral chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yousuf can pounce on him.
Cabral takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cabral misses with a straight right.
Cabral looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yousuf lands a body shot.
Cabral takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabral misses with an uppercut
and Yousuf counters with a straight right hand.
Cabral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yousuf.
Nice body punch from Yousuf.
Yousuf fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yousuf keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cabral takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheers as Yousuf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cabral doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabral takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Cabral misses its intended target.
Yousuf scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yousuf lands with an overhand left.
Yousuf misses with a body kick.
Yousuf 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.
Yousuf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabral.
Yousuf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral throws a lazy right hand but Yousuf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabral throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yousuf throws a lazy right hand but Cabral sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cabral 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.
Cabral gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabral takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yousuf tests Cabral's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabral misses with a low kick.
Cabral staying out of range there.
Cabral ducks under a wild hook from Yousuf.
Cabral has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cabral there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yousuf throws a body kick that misses
and Cabral counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yousuf's knee momentarily.
Yousuf scores with a leg kick.
Yousuf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabral's sensitive parts.
Yousuf misses with a looping right.
Yousuf has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabral doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yousuf scores with a jab. Cabral acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cabral moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yousuf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabral. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cabral takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yousuf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabral.
Cabral throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yousuf throws a leg kick but Cabral sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yousuf lands an overhand right.
Yousuf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cabral is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yousuf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yousuf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yousuf scores with a nice strike.
Yousuf moves away from the strike by Cabral.
Yousuf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cabral looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yousuf sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yousuf defending well as Cabral loads up on a big left hand.
Yousuf thuds his right hand into Cabral's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yousuf works Cabral's body with a nice hook.
Cabral walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cabral lands a leg kick that knocks Yousuf off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabral.
Cabral chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yousuf can pounce on him.
Yousuf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cabral looks to land a right hand but Yousuf moved out of range.
A jab from Cabral misses.
A nice side step and Yousuf releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
No joy there for Cabral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabral gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yousuf.
Yousuf tests Cabral's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yousuf throws a hook but Cabral blocks it.
Cabral jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yousuf only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cabral lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yousuf throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cabral stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabral blocks a jab.
It looked like Cabral wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yousuf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf tests Cabral's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yousuf lands a jab to the head.
Yousuf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cabral scores with a jab.
Cabral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yousuf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabral.
Yousuf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yousuf throws a lazy right hand but Cabral sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cabral on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cabral looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cabral swings for the body but Yousuf moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabral misses the target.
Cabral slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yousuf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yousuf defending well as Cabral loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yousuf! But no joy.
Yousuf is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cabral had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cabral moves out of range of the body kick.
Yousuf connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amadi Yousuf dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yousuf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yousuf throws out a loose jab but Cabral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabral is just out of range.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yousuf connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cabral. Cabral circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cabral doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yousuf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabral.
Cabral on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yousuf. Yousuf obviously looking to wear him down.
Cabral misses with a straight left.
Yousuf only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Cabral.
Yousuf ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yousuf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yousuf throws a leg kick but Cabral sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yousuf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yousuf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cabral throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabral throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yousuf's head.
It looks like Amadi Yousuf has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabral throws a jab when Yousuf was well out of range.
Yousuf swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cabral tries a head kick but it misses.
Yousuf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Emberson Cabral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral walks into a left hand.
Yousuf connects with a jab.
Cabral jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yousuf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cabral on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cabral misses the jab.
Yousuf appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yousuf ducks under a wild hook from Cabral.
Cabral connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yousuf. Yousuf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yousuf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabral has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yousuf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yousuf throws a jab when Cabral was well out of range.
Cabral takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yousuf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yousuf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yousuf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cabral.
Cabral checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Yousuf. That snapped Cabral's head back.
Yousuf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabral misses with a looping right.
Yousuf let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral misses with a low kick as Yousuf jumps back.
Yousuf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabral manages to avoid it.
Yousuf lands with a hook. Cabral tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yousuf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yousuf defending well as Cabral loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Yousuf catches Cabral right on the button with a cross.
Yousuf moves out of range of the strikes.
Yousuf looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cabral takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yousuf.
Cabral chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yousuf can pounce on him.
Cabral throws the left hand but Yousuf avoids the punch easily.
Yousuf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yousuf connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yousuf scores with a body shot.
Yousuf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Cabral does no damage.
Cabral on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf lands a glancing blow to the side of Cabral's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Yousuf.
Yousuf connects with a nice looking jab.
Cabral connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yousuf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabral.
Yousuf throws out a counter right but Cabral avoids it with no problem.
Yousuf scores with a jab.
Yousuf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yousuf misses with a straight left.
Yousuf connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabral lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yousuf's sensitive parts.
Yousuf misses the jab.
Cabral tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yousuf.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yousuf. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yousuf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yousuf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cabral.
A jab from Yousuf misses.
Cabral steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yousuf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabral.
Yousuf scores with a decent looking hook.
Yousuf connects with a single shot there.
Yousuf lands a head shot.
Cabral walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick from Yousuf, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabral misses the target.
Yousuf follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabral.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cabral might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cabral moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cabral doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cabral ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Cabral wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A leg kick checked by Cabral.
Cabral seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yousuf listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yousuf is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Cabral wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab, jab by Yousuf - just one landing.
Yousuf misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Yousuf.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amadi Yousuf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Amadi Yousuf's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cabral takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Emberson Cabral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yousuf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabral has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yousuf throws the left hand but Cabral avoids the punch easily.
Cabral was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yousuf is looking to slow Cabral down with leg kicks.
Cabral defending well as Yousuf loads up on a big left hand.
Yousuf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabral's sensitive parts.
Cabral throws a shot from downtown. Yousuf moves away and avoids it.
Yousuf bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cabral's head backwards.
Yousuf throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabral staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yousuf finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cabral misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabral lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yousuf circles away quickly and effectively.
Yousuf scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cabral in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yousuf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cabral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yousuf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabral on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yousuf is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cabral will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yousuf. That's going to slow Cabral down.
Yousuf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yousuf changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yousuf throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yousuf. Cabral shrugs it off though.
Cabral stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yousuf.
Yousuf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabral takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yousuf throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yousuf misses with a body shot
and Cabral cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yousuf.
Yousuf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yousuf clobbers Cabral with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cabral throws a nice looking combination but Yousuf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yousuf scores with a body shot.
Yousuf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cabral throws a big shot that misses.
Yousuf listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yousuf tests Cabral's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cabral lands a nice shot that snaps Yousuf's head back.
Yousuf throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yousuf lands with a nice body kick.
Yousuf just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabral drops Yousuf with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yousuf looks back up at him and smiles so Cabral waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Yousuf is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cabral counters with a huge right that knocks Yousuf out cold! Cabral is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emberson Cabral!
Emberson Cabral decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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