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Event:
WW Round 1a
Date: Jan 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Cabrera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Atim pinned against the cage. Atim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cabrera looks for a takedown but Atim sprawls well.
As Cabrera backs away, Atim returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cabrera tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Atim defends well and Cabrera ends up having to push Atim into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Whack Atim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Cabrera.
Atim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cabrera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atim.
Cabrera with a lazy takedown attempt
and Atim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cabrera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera tries for a takedown but Atim circles away easily
and Atim counters with a low kick, right behind Cabrera 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atim can pounce on him.
Atim explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cabrera darts in looking for a takedown but Atim gets double underhooks and turns Cabrera into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atim.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atim.
#T1#
Atim stuffs the takedown attempt from Cabrera. Cabrera gets slowly back to his feet.
Atim connects with a solid leg kick.
Atim scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Atim.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atim.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atim. That's going to slow Cabrera down.
Whack Atim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atim. Atim obviously looking to wear him down.
Cabrera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atim thuds his shin into the meat of Cabrera's side.
Atim connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Atim. No joy for Cabrera on that attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atim thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cabrera if he has to take too many more of those.
Cabrera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cabrera looks winded!
A low kick lands for Atim.
Atim throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #T2#
Atim is looking to slow Cabrera down with leg kicks.
Atim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Atim.
Atim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Atim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Atim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabrera's sensitive parts.
That kick from Atim tenderised Cabrera's leg. Cabrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atim lands a head kick. Cabrera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cabrera tries to clinch up but Atim circles away and keeps his distance.
Atim connects with a leg kick.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Atim sprawls well. Atim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cabrera gets slowly back to his feet.
Atim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabrera's sensitive parts. #T3#
Cabrera dives in and grabs Atim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Atim pushes down on Cabrera's head and hops out.
Atim lands a nice looking body kick.
Cabrera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Atim pinned against the cage. Atim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An inside leg kick lands from Atim.
An inside leg kick lands from Atim. #KD#
Atim lands a big head kick that sends Cabrera tumbling to the mat! Atim takes a step backwards and waves Cabrera back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#It looks like Roland Cabrera has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cabrera.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Atim as he avoids it easily.
Cabrera shoots for a double leg takedown but Atim sprawls well. He's pushed Cabrera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Atim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cabrera.#T4#
Cabrera 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.
Atim throws a leg kick that misses.
Cabrera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Atim avoids it really well and circles away.
Atim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atim.
Cabrera has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Atim.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cabrera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atim - the referee stops the clock and Cabrera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atim. Cabrera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Atim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cabrera throws an overhand right that lands on Atim's shoulder, as Atim tries to avoid the shot.
Atim quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Atim.
Atim is looking to slow Cabrera down with leg kicks.
Atim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cabrera's head.#KD#
Atim lands a big head kick that sends Cabrera tumbling to the mat! Atim takes a step backwards and waves Cabrera back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Cabrera is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Whack Atim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Cabrera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Cabrera shoots in looking for a takedown. Atim tries to sprawl out of it but Cabrera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Atim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cabrera is still on wobbly legs! Can Atim finish him?
Atim scores with a leg kick.
Cabrera seems to have recovered his senses.
Cabrera closes the distance and clinches up with Atim, looking for a takedown. Cabrera pushes Atim against the cage but Atim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Atim with a nice calf kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atim.
A clash of legs there as Cabrera blocks the low kick.
Cabrera is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Atim connects with a leg kick.
Cabrera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whack Atim is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Atim. #CL#
Atim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Atim looking to throw knees to the head but Cabrera is blocking nicely.
Cabrera tries to score a body lock takedown but Atim shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Whack Atim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Cabrera.
Cabrera stalling in the clinch but Atim improves position.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabrera.
#T1#
Atim tries a knee to the head but Cabrera blocks it.
Cabrera avoids the elbow strike from Atim, against the cage.
Cabrera blocks the elbow strike.
Cabrera goes for a takedown attempt but Atim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atim tried to counter with a leg kick but Cabrera avoided it.
Cabrera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Atim tries to avoid it but Cabrera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Atim to the ground. Atim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Atim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No luck for Cabrera with that takedown attempt.
Cabrera is breathing heavily.
Cabrera checks a leg kick nicely.
Cabrera closes the distance and clinches up with Atim, looking for a takedown. Cabrera pushes Atim against the cage but Atim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Atim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cabrera takes a step back to recover.
Atim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Atim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cabrera.
No luck for Cabrera with that takedown attempt. #T2#
Cabrera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atim with a nice calf kick.
Cabrera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atim scoring well with a low kick there.
Atim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabrera shoots in looking for a takedown. Atim tries to sprawl out of it but Cabrera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Atim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cabrera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Atim pinned against the cage. Atim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Atim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
A good leg kick by Atim.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cabrera.
Cabrera is trying desperately to land a takedown but Atim is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cabrera.
That kick from Atim tenderised Cabrera's leg. Cabrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A good leg kick by Atim.
An inside leg kick lands from Atim.
Atim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown but Atim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Atim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Atim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cabrera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
Atim lands a leg kick that knocks Cabrera off balance momentarily.
Cabrera shoots for a double leg takedown but Atim sprawls well. He's pushed Cabrera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cabrera tries to clinch there but Atim circles away.
Atim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabrera can do to turn this around?
Cabrera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Atim connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atim stuffs the takedown.
Cabrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atim can pounce on him.
That kick from Atim tenderised Cabrera's leg. Cabrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Atim tenderised Cabrera's leg. Cabrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atim. That's going to slow Cabrera down.
Cabrera fails with a takedown attempt.
Atim feints and then cracks Cabrera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabrera down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Whack Atim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roland Cabrera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Atim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cabrera closes the distance and clinches up with Atim, looking for a takedown. Cabrera pushes Atim against the cage but Atim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Atim pushes Cabrera away with a front kick.
Atim throws a leg kick which misses Cabrera's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrera tries to avoid it.
Atim with the inside leg kick.
Atim connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atim.
Atim scoring well with a low kick there.
Cabrera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atim can pounce on him.
Atim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabrera shoots for a takedown but Atim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Atim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabrera. That did some damage!
Cabrera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabrera dives in for a single leg takedown but Atim sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Whack Atim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Cabrera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice leg kick from Atim, right into the meat of the thigh.
#T1#
Atim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cabrera moves in looking to clinch but Atim pushes him off.
Atim throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cabrera darts in looking for a takedown but Atim gets double underhooks and turns Cabrera into the cage.
That kick from Atim tenderised Cabrera's leg. Cabrera is trying to keep his angry face on.
Atim with the inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cabrera is defended easily by Atim.
Atim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Atim thumps Cabrera with a low kick.
Atim is looking to slow Cabrera down with leg kicks.
Whack Atim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atim thumps Cabrera with a low kick.#T2#
Atim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cabrera 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cabrera shoots in looking for a takedown but Atim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cabrera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cabrera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atim.
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cabrera checks a leg kick.
Atim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabrera. That did some damage!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cabrera.
Atim fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T3#
Atim thumps Cabrera with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atim.
Cabrera with a lazy takedown attempt
and Atim counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Atim.
An inside leg kick lands from Atim.
Atim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roland Cabrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atim throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Cabrera decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Atim's guard.
Cabrera preventing the sweep.
Cabrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Atim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atim looking for a sweep. Not yet Atim, not yet.
Cabrera pushing down on Atim's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Atim wants to improve his position but Cabrera is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Cabrera is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T4#
Atim keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Atim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cabrera on the ground.
Cabrera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atim is looking for a sweep. Cabrera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atim is concentrating on defense, preventing Cabrera from advancing position.
Cabrera is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cabrera throwing shots but Atim is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whack Atim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Atim, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whack Atim!
In his post fight interview, Whack Atim started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Harged lands with a hook. Cabrera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harged stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harged wants it to stay on the feet.
Cabrera tries to move into range but Harged moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harged moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#TD2#
Cabrera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cabrera showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB2#
Cabrera seems to be working for a kimura but Harged defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Cabrera is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2#
Cabrera is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harged pushes Cabrera off looking to stand but Cabrera dives back in and keeps control.
#T1#
Cabrera wants to control but Harged is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Cabrera seems to be looking for submissions.
Harged wants to improve his position but Cabrera is controlling well.
#SUB2#
Cabrera is looking for a kimura but Harged is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cabrera to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Cabrera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harged sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Cabrera is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harged defends it well. #SUB2#
Cabrera wants to work for an arm triangle but Harged is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harged is looking for a sweep. Cabrera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Cabrera is pressing down on Harged's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harged is holding on for now.
Cabrera wants to take a breather but Harged is having none of it. #SUB2#
Cabrera is trying for a kimura here. Harged looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Cabrera wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roland Cabrera! |
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