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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill has chosen Sing for the moment - Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
32 - 10 - 1 |
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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
32 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Martin O Neill!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Sabre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sabre lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sabre has O Neill up against the cage in a clinch.
Sabre lands an elbow inside.
Sabre'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.
Sabre tries a body shot but O Neill blocks it.
O Neill wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre working aggressively here.
Sabre has O Neill pressed against the cage, preventing O Neill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Neill is trying to break the clinch but Sabre is controlling him.
Sabre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sabre lands an elbow that stopped O Neill in his tracks for a moment.
Sabre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sabre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Neill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sabre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Matt Sabre has been cut.
O Neill looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabre is just out of range.
Sabre throws a hook but O Neill avoids it easily.
O Neill throws a solid leg kick but Sabre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Neill.
Sabre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin O Neill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabre wants to clinch up but O Neill keeps it at a distance.
O Neill throws out a loose jab but Sabre uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill slips a jab from Sabre.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
O Neill swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sabre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Neill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Neill shoots for a takedown but Sabre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Neill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sabre counters with a good low kick that O Neill was not able to check.
Sabre throws a sloppy head kick and O Neill moves out of range easily.
Sabre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
O Neill doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sabre counters with a good low kick that O Neill was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabre cracks O Neill with an open hand slap.
Sabre fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Neill misses with a left hand
and Sabre counters with a right hand to the body.
O Neill throws a jab when Sabre was well out of range.
O Neill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabre throws a hook but O Neill blocks it.
O Neill tries for a takedown but Sabre circles away easily
and Sabre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Sabre's cut.
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.
Sabre tries to clinch but O Neill moves out of range.
Sabre staying out of range there.
Sabre misses with a few strikes there.
Sabre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice defenses there by Sabre.
Sloppy strikes from Sabre. Those never looked like landing.
O Neill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sabre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sabre tries to clinch up
and O Neill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sabre.
Sabre throws a leg kick but O Neill sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from O Neill misses.
Sabre tries to score with a low kick but O Neill moves his leg out of the way.
O Neill looks to land a combination but Sabre avoids it well.
O Neill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabre.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Neill 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.
Matt Sabre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Neill misses with a hook
and Sabre counters with a left and a right that stings O Neill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by O Neill or perhaps it was just good defense by Sabre which made him look bad.
Sabre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Neill at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Sabre.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sabre.
O Neill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sabre on the side of the head.
Sabre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Neill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sabre comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Neill missing with a left hand there. Sabre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill looks to land a right hand but Sabre moved out of range.
Sabre throws a head kick that misses.
Sabre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Neill throws a hook but Sabre avoids it easily.
Sabre lands a nice shot that snaps O Neill's head back.
O Neill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabre.
O Neill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sabre swings for the body but O Neill moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabre.
Sabre takes a swing at O Neill's ribcage but misses.
Sabre throws a body punch but O Neill moves out of range.
O Neill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sabre.
O Neill misses with a hook to the body
and Sabre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sabre connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neill swings for the body but Sabre moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Neill shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sabre sprawls well. Sabre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Neill gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Sabre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
O Neill misses with a hook.
Sabre fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Neill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Neill dodges an elbow strike from Sabre.
Sabre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Neill's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sabre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Neill wants to get back to striking at distance but Sabre won't allow it.
O Neill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sabre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Neill's elbow.
O Neill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sabre - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
O Neill wants to break free but Sabre has control.
Martin O Neill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre lands a body punch.
O Neill avoiding damage as Sabre throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sabre scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Neill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Neill can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sabre - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sabre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sabre tries to throw a body punch but O Neill avoids it by throwing Sabre back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill tries to break the clinch but Sabre is controlling the position.
Sabre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Neill managing to block the knees to the body from Sabre.
Sabre tries a body shot but O Neill blocks it.
Sabre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Sabre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sabre lands a damaging elbow.
Matt Sabre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre digs a right hand into O Neill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Neill's gas tank.
O Neill is trying to force a seperation but Sabre has the dominant position.
O Neill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sabre has him pressed against the cage.
O Neill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from O Neill misses.
O Neill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sabre throws a right hand that O Neill ducks under and follows up with a left that O Neill also avoids with ease.
O Neill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sabre counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sabre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sabre 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Sabre!
Matt Sabre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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