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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Cabollaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair De Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cabollaro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKy611o_3KA&feature=related. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Cabollaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair De Jong!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jong tries to clinch up
and Cabollaro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
De Jong throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
De Jong is looking to stand up but Cabollaro isn't so interested in that idea.
De Jong trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
De Jong controls Cabollaro momentarily but Cabollaro frees himself.
Cabollaro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
De Jong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cabollaro passes into side control.
De Jong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabollaro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
De Jong is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
De Jong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cabollaro is keen to just control but De Jong is a slippery customer.
Cabollaro stops De Jong from getting back to his feet.
Cabollaro seems to be working for a kimura but De Jong defends the submission attempt.
Cabollaro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabollaro slows the pace down in half guard.
De Jong misses with some strikes from the bottom.
De Jong wants to stand back up but Cabollaro manages to pass into side control.
De Jong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cabollaro connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Jong some visible discomfort.
De Jong wants to get back to his feet.
Cabollaro tries to advance to mount but De Jong denies him.
De Jong gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jong trying to control from the bottom.
Cabollaro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Jong sees it coming and defends easily.
Cabollaro could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
De Jong gets back to full guard.
De Jong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Jong keeping moving, preventing Cabollaro from controlling successfully.
Cabollaro stops De Jong from standing up.
De Jong looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cabollaro trying to control but De Jong is working from the bottom.
Cabollaro seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
De Jong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cabollaro is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Javier Cabollaro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cabollaro stuffs the takedown attempt from De Jong. De Jong gets slowly back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by De Jong.
De Jong decides to stand back up.
Alistair De Jong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Cabollaro.
Cabollaro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Jong is trying to defend but Cabollaro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabollaro trying to control the action but De Jong is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Cabollaro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cabollaro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cabollaro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Javier Cabollaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Jong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
De Jong wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cabollaro is now in half guard.
Cabollaro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cabollaro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Jong is looking to improve his position.
De Jong is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jong wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cabollaro lands a nice short elbow.
De Jong is trying to control but can't.
De Jong is trying to stand up here but Cabollaro is controlling him well.
Cabollaro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Jong regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Jong wants to get back to his feet but Cabollaro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cabollaro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Jong is looking to stand up but Cabollaro isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jong is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cabollaro dives into side control.
Cabollaro prevents De Jong from escaping the position.
Cabollaro scoring with punches from side control.
De Jong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cabollaro tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
De Jong is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
De Jong is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabollaro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Jong has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Jong on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cabollaro scores with a couple of short elbows.
De Jong is not content to let Cabollaro control the position.
De Jong is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cabollaro is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Cabollaro wants to control the pace but De Jong is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Jong can't escape the position.
Cabollaro looking to control but De Jong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cabollaro is really struggling to control De Jong but he's trying to hold on to the position.
De Jong tries to hold on but Cabollaro pushes him away.
Cabollaro dominating with strikes here.
Cabollaro won't let De Jong get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cabollaro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Jong?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Cabollaro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
De Jong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cabollaro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cabollaro passes into side control, despite De Jong's attempt to control the position.
Cabollaro controls the position.
Cabollaro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cabollaro tries for a kimura but De Jong is defending well.
De Jong is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cabollaro asserts his dominance and retains side control.
De Jong seems a little lost for a moment, as Cabollaro dominates the positioning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jong tries to escape but Cabollaro is in control.
De Jong regains half guard there - taking advantage of Cabollaro's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
De Jong is trying to stand.
Cabollaro working the head and body with strikes.
Cabollaro stops De Jong from getting back to his feet.
Cabollaro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cabollaro seems to be working for a kimura but De Jong defends the submission attempt.
Javier Cabollaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Jong looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Jong is refusing to be controlled, as Cabollaro sits in half guard.
De Jong looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cabollaro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Jong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Jong is not content to let Cabollaro control the position.
De Jong wants to get back to his feet.
De Jong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De Jong looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Jong wants to control but Cabollaro is keeping busy.
Cabollaro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cabollaro controlling the pace for now.
Cabollaro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
De Jong wants to try and get back to his feet.
Cabollaro prevents De Jong from getting the reversal.
Alistair De Jong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabollaro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Cabollaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cabollaro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Cabollaro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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