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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Offenhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Offenhard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ghostface Killah - Daytona 500. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dick Offenhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Offenhard blocks the leg kick.
Offenhard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sabre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sabre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Offenhard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sabre.
Offenhard moves out of range as Sabre strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sabre.
Sabre scores with a hook to the body. Offenhard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matt Sabre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabre tries to bum rush Offenhard with a series of wild strikes but Offenhard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sabre misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Offenhard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Offenhard is out of range and Sabre settles back down.
Offenhard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Offenhard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sabre swats away the attempt to clinch by Offenhard.
Offenhard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Offenhard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sabre avoids the head kick by Offenhard.
Offenhard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sabre throws a leg kick
and Offenhard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Offenhard throws a shot from downtown. Sabre moves away and avoids it.
Sabre throws a jab but it's blocked by Offenhard.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sabre.
Sabre misses with a low kick.
Sabre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Offenhard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sabre pushes Offenhard away with a front kick.
Good leg kick by Offenhard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Offenhard moves in looking to clinch but Sabre pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick by Offenhard misses
and Sabre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Offenhard, right into the meat.
Offenhard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabre.
Sabre checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sabre connects with a body shot.
Sabre throws a leg kick but Offenhard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from Offenhard tenderised Sabre's leg. Sabre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Offenhard wants to clinch
and Sabre counters with a good, hard body kick but Offenhard shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre throws a head kick that misses
and Offenhard counters with a stiff right hand.
Offenhard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Offenhard is looking to clinch but Sabre is avoiding it.
Offenhard throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Sabre blocks the leg kick.
Sabre throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Offenhard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Offenhard takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sabre takes a swing at Offenhard's ribcage but misses.
Sabre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dick Offenhard will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A good leg kick by Offenhard.
It looks like Matt Sabre has been cut.
Sabre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sabre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Offenhard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Offenhard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Sabre is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Offenhard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sabre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sabre's corner calls for a 1-2. Sabre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Offenhard looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabre is just out of range.
Good shot there by Sabre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre throws a sloppy head kick and Offenhard moves out of range easily.
Sabre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Offenhard moves in looking to clinch but Sabre pushes him off.
Dick Offenhard is winning the standup battle so far.
Sabre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sabre looks to throw a body kick
and Offenhard counters with a body kick.
Offenhard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sabre throws a leg kick
and Offenhard counters with a head kick.
Offenhard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Offenhard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sabre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Offenhard misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabre. Offenhard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Offenhard tries to clinch up.
Sabre digs a good body shot into Offenhard's ribs.
Sabre misses with a few strikes there.
Offenhard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Offenhard tries to clinch but Sabre is having none of it.
Sabre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Offenhard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabre looks to land a left hand but Offenhard moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Offenhard. That's going to slow Sabre down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Offenhard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sabre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sabre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre lands with an overhand left.
Sabre misses with a leg kick
and Offenhard counters with a low kick, right behind Sabre 's knee.
Sabre throws a sloppy head kick
and Offenhard counters with a low kick, right behind Sabre 's knee.
Offenhard is looking to clinch.
Sabre lands with a good body shot.
Offenhard throws a leg kick
and Sabre counters with a leg kick.
Sabre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Offenhard closes the distance but Sabre moves to the side
and Sabre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Offenhard cracks the inside of Sabre's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sabre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Offenhard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Offenhard wants to clinch.
Offenhard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabre.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick by Sabre misses
and Offenhard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Offenhard misses
and Sabre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Sabre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matt Sabre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A low kick from Offenhard is predictable there
and Sabre counters with a head kick. That will keep Offenhard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sabre connects with a solid leg kick.
Sabre checks a low kick from Offenhard.
Sabre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Offenhard.
Sabre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Offenhard throws a leg kick but Sabre moved away.
Sabre keeps the fight on the outside.
Offenhard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sabre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from Offenhard is predictable there
and Sabre counters with a straight right hand.
Sabre misses with a shot to the body
and Offenhard moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Offenhard lands a good knee to the midsection. Sabre won't want to take too many of those.
Sabre blocks the elbow strike.
Sabre avoids the elbow strike from Offenhard, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Offenhard - that landed with a thud.
Sabre lands a body punch.
Sabre misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Offenhard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sabre's brow.
Sabre pushes off an throws an elbow but Offenhard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sabre trying to land knees to the body.
Sabre blocks an elbow strike.
Offenhard lands a nice elbow.
Sabre takes an elbow to the temple.
Offenhard wants to stall.
Sabre is trying to trip Offenhard. He has hold of a leg but Offenhard is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sabre persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Offenhard keeping moving, preventing Sabre from controlling successfully.
Sabre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Offenhard is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard keeping moving, preventing Sabre from controlling successfully.
Sabre is stalling in the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sabre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Offenhard is keeping the position for now.
Sabre postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Sabre was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Offenhard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabre.
Offenhard lands a head kick!
Offenhard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Offenhard wants to clinch.
Sabre misses the body punch
and Offenhard moves into the clinch.
Offenhard is pushing Sabre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Offenhard scores with a knee to the head.
Offenhard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sabre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Offenhard blocks an elbow strike.
Sabre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Offenhard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sabre.
Offenhard dodges an elbow strike from Sabre.
Offenhard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Offenhard scores a nice knee to the body.
Offenhard scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Matt Sabre's cut even more.
Sabre looking to stall.
Offenhard pushes off an throws an elbow but Sabre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Offenhard misses with an elbow strike.
Sabre trying to control the position but instead, Offenhard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sabre into the cage.
Sabre takes an elbow to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Offenhard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Offenhard 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Offenhard!
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