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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feodore Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feodore Sabre has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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253 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
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230 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodore Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Kirk!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk throws a right and a left that Sabre avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Kirk.
A big left from Sabre misses.
Kirk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sabre avoids it really well and circles away.
Kirk throws a series of punches but Sabre avoids them all with ease.
Sabre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirk.
Kirk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabre.
Sabre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kirk misses with a hook. Sabre ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kirk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kirk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kirk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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.
Kirk lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kirk working the ground and pound but Sabre is defending the strikes.
Sabre is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Kirk are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre wants to control but Kirk postures up.
Sabre is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kirk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sabre is avoiding damage well.
Kirk working the ground and pound.
Kirk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sabre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kirk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sabre keeps working.
Kirk tries to advance to mount but Sabre instead regains half guard.
Kirk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sabre defending well though.
Sabre regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kirk.
Kirk won't allow Sabre to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is fighting to break Sabre's control of his arms but Sabre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sabre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kirk.
Sabre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kirk.
Kirk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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!
Kirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sabre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sabre prevents Kirk from getting the reversal.
Sabre lands a big elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is squirming around, avoiding Sabre's attempts to control the action.
Kirk is looking to get to half guard.
Sabre landing strikes from the mount and Kirk is in trouble!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kirk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kirk regains half guard.
Sabre drops an elbow to the side of Kirk's head.
Kirk trying to control but Sabre postures up.
Sabre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirk trying to hold on to Sabre's head to control him but Sabre postures up.
Kirk tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk taking some punishment here, with Sabre in his half guard.
Kirk wants to control but Sabre is keeping busy.
Kirk gets full guard.
Sabre working some strikes from top position.
Sabre won't allow Kirk to sweep him here.
Sabre trying to control but Kirk is working from the bottom.
Kirk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sabre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sabre controlling from the top position.
Kirk keeping full guard, as Sabre tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Kirk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kirk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sabre.
Kirk shoots in and bounces Sabre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kirk wants to control from the top but Sabre keeps moving.
Sabre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kirk's guard.
Kirk wants to stand and escape but Sabre is having none of it.
Kirk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sabre manages to get himself to full guard.
Sabre has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kirk trying to control but Sabre is working from the bottom.
Kirk throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brett Kirk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sabre has control of Kirk's left arm, preventing Kirk from doing any damage.
Kirk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kirk works over Sabre with some ground and pound from guard.
Kirk trying to control but Sabre is working from the bottom.
Kirk is looking to work some ground and pound but Sabre has wrist control.
Sabre will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sabre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kirk lands a couple of digs.
Kirk throwing strikes but missing.
Sabre wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre looking to control.
Kirk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kirk lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kirk wants to control from the top but Sabre keeps moving.
Sabre looking for a sweep. Not yet Sabre, not yet.
Sabre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kirk taking some punishment here, with Sabre in his half guard.
Sabre is trying to control. Kirk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kirk wants to control but Sabre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sabre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sabre is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kirk!
Kirk is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kirk tries to hold on but Sabre postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre breaks from Kirk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Sabre.
Sabre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kirk is trying desperately to improve position.
Kirk bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kirk prevents Sabre from getting back to his feet.
Sabre tries to strike from the bottom.
Kirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kirk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sabre pulls Kirk in to control the position.
Kirk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sabre's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk wants to control from the top but Sabre keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kirk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sabre is pulling down on Kirk's head to control his posture.
Kirk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kirk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kirk throwing strikes but missing.
Kirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kirk is one step ahead there.
Kirk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sabre is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brett Kirk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kirk closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sabre's guard.
Sabre managing to control the position.
Sabre is trying to control the position but Kirk postures up.
Sabre pulls Kirk in close to prevent any damage.
Kirk looking to pass the guard.
Kirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Feodore Sabre.
Kirk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabre circles away quickly and effectively.
Sabre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirk.
Sabre walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kirk scores with the left hand. Sabre knows he should have avoided that one.
Sabre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kirk was covering up waiting for the punch and Sabre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sabre stopping the sweep attempt from Kirk.
Sabre working some strikes from top position.
Kirk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sabre passes Kirk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kirk trying to control from the bottom.
Kirk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sabre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sabre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kirk has one foot on Sabre's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk shoots in looking for a takedown. Sabre tries to sprawl out of it but Kirk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sabre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brett Kirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kirk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sabre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kirk is fending him off so far but Sabre persists. Nope, Kirk circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirk lands a glancing blow to the side of Sabre's head.
Kirk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kirk looks to land a combination but Sabre avoids it well.
Sabre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kirk pinned against the cage. Kirk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kirk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kirk throws a shot from downtown. Sabre moves away and avoids it.
Kirk tries to sprawl but Sabre drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sabre is looking to take a break and control but Kirk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sabre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kirk missing with punches from the bottom.
Sabre prevents Kirk from improving his position.
Sabre wants to control but Kirk is keeping him busy.
Kirk kicks off Sabre and gets to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Kirk as Sabre shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feodore Sabre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sabre enables Kirk to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sabre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kirk wants to control from the top but Sabre keeps moving.
Kirk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kirk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kirk is fighting to break Sabre's control of his arms but Sabre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre keeping moving, preventing Kirk from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sabre wants to sweep here but Kirk controlling him for the moment.
Sabre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sabre wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brett Kirk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kirk in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Kirk really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kirk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kirk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kirk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sabre keeping moving, preventing Kirk from controlling successfully.
Kirk throws a big elbow that misses.
Sabre pulls Kirk in close to prevent any damage.
Kirk slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabre is refusing to be controlled, as Kirk sits in half guard.
Sabre desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kirk wants to control from the top but Sabre keeps moving.
Sabre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kirk throws a big right hand that misses.
Sabre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kirk.
Sabre lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kirk!
Kirk tries to hold on but Sabre pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sabre landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabre raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kirk is looking to get to half guard.
Kirk tries to lock up and control but Sabre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kirk is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sabre looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kirk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sabre scoring with strikes but Kirk is staying in there.
Kirk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sabre landing strikes from the mount and Kirk is in trouble!
Sabre with a couple of short strikes.
Kirk is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Sabre scoring with strikes but Kirk is staying in there.
Kirk is rocked!
Sabre controlling the position easily from mount.
Kirk is still in real trouble! Can Sabre finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is looking to get to half guard.
Sabre looking for a guillotine from mount but Kirk is having none of it.
Kirk seems to have recovered his senses.
Kirk wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sabre is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kirk is surviving well by controlling Sabre's body position as best he can.
Sabre looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kirk covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feodore Sabre!
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