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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sander Saabas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinten Vambrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sander Saabas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quinten Vambrose!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saabas lands with a kick to the temple. Vambrose shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vambrose tries to clinch up but Saabas circles away and keeps his distance.
Vambrose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saabas throws a nice looking combination but Vambrose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vambrose tries to close the distance and clinch but Saabas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saabas throws a wild body kick that Vambrose sees coming a mile off.
Saabas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saabas throws a leg kick which misses Vambrose's front leg but catches the back leg as Vambrose tries to avoid it.
Saabas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vambrose pushes Saabas up against the cage in a clinch.
Saabas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vambrose has him pressed against the cage.
Vambrose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vambrose manages to break the clinch.
Saabas lands with a cross.
Vambrose closes the distance and clinches.
Saabas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vambrose pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Saabas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saabas crunches a lovely knee into Vambrose's ribcage.
Saabas manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vambrose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vambrose tries to keep at a distance but Saabas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vambrose struggles to land a body shot inside as Saabas controls his hands.
Vambrose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saabas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saabas breaks the clinch.
Vambrose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saabas.
Vambrose tries to clinch
and Saabas counters with a stiff right hand.
Saabas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saabas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Saabas jumps guard but Vambrose stands there with Saabas around his waist. Saabas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sander Saabas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vambrose gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Saabas.
Saabas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vambrose has him pressed against the cage.
Vambrose manages to break the clinch.
Saabas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saabas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saabas throws a nice looking combination but Vambrose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saabas looks to score with a jab to the body but Vambrose is just out of range.
Vambrose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saabas throws a sloppy head kick and Vambrose moves out of range easily.
Saabas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vambrose throws a sloppy head kick and Saabas moves out of range easily.
Vambrose tries to clinch up but Saabas circles away and keeps his distance.
Saabas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body kick there by Saabas.
Vambrose drives through and clinches with Saabas against the cage.
Vambrose is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saabas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vambrose prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saabas stalls.
Vambrose breaks from the clinch.
Vambrose doesn't manage to clinch there - Saabas circles away.
Saabas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vambrose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saabas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saabas slips a jab and a cross from Vambrose.
Saabas tries to clinch up
and Vambrose counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Saabas is breathing heavily.
Vambrose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saabas defending well though.
Saabas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vambrose performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vambrose looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vambrose sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vambrose trying to mount his opponent but Saabas defends it.
Vambrose is trying to control the action in half guard but Saabas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saabas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vambrose landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saabas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saabas trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quinten Vambrose will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saabas scores with a shot to the body.
Saabas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saabas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sander Saabas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saabas moves into the clinch.
Vambrose wants to break free but Saabas has control.
Vambrose wants to break free but Saabas has control.
Saabas manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Saabas.
Vambrose tries to close the distance and clinch but Saabas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vambrose clinches but Saabas breaks the clinch
and Saabas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saabas wants to clinch up but Vambrose keeps it at a distance.
Saabas throws a head kick that misses.
Saabas closes the distance but Vambrose moves to the side
and Vambrose counters with a nice leg kick.
Saabas misses with a wild combination.
Saabas misses with a combination
and Vambrose moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vambrose misses with some punches.
Saabas can't break the clinch.
Vambrose breaks from the clinch.
Vambrose rushes Saabas and presses him up against the cage.
Vambrose missing with knees to the body.
Saabas manages to break the clinch.
Saabas throws a head kick but Vambrose moves out of range.
Saabas lands a nice looking body shot.
Saabas tries to clinch up but Vambrose circles away and keeps his distance.
Vambrose throws a combination that misses
and Saabas counters with a nice uppercut.
Vambrose wants to clinch
and Saabas counters with a nice body shot.
Vambrose is breathing heavily.
Saabas just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Saabas misses.
Vambrose moves in looking to clinch but Saabas pushes him off.
Vambrose wants to clinch up but Saabas keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vambrose checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick from Saabas lands but Vambrose takes it in his stride.
Saabas takes the fight into the clinch.
Saabas goes for a takedown attempt but Vambrose pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Saabas doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Vambrose to counter with a crisp jab.
Vambrose tries to clinch there but Saabas circles away.
Saabas tries to clinch there but Vambrose circles away.
Vambrose tries to clinch up.
Saabas is looking to wear down Vambrose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saabas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick by Saabas misses
and Vambrose decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saabas's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Vambrose is working Saabas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Saabas looking for a sweep. Not yet Saabas, not yet.
Vambrose passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saabas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vambrose.
Saabas tries to kick Vambrose off but Vambrose keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saabas tries to roll over but Vambrose keeps him under control.
Vambrose is tying to control. Saabas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saabas lands a high kick!
It looks like Quinten Vambrose has been cut.
Saabas throws a sloppy head kick and Vambrose moves out of range easily.
Sander Saabas is winning the standup battle so far.
Saabas misses with a head kick.
Saabas doesn't manage to clinch there - Vambrose circles away.
Saabas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saabas clinches with his opponent.
Saabas lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vambrose is looking to break free of the clinch but Saabas has double underhooks.
Saabas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saabas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vambrose blocks a head kick by Saabas.
Saabas misses with a hook to the body
and Vambrose counters by moving into the clinch.
Saabas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Saabas - that will leave a mark!
Saabas scores with a kick to the body.
Saabas rushes Vambrose and presses him up against the cage.
Saabas breaks the clinch.
Saabas moves in looking to clinch but Vambrose pushes him off.
Saabas takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saabas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vambrose breaks from the clinch.
Saabas wants to clinch
and Vambrose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sander Saabas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Quinten Vambrose's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Saabas fakes the leg kick and cracks Vambrose in the body.
Saabas throws a sloppy head kick and Vambrose moves out of range easily.
Sander Saabas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vambrose needs to keep his hands up - Saabas had a free shot at his head there.
Vambrose fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vambrose walks into a stiff left hand from Saabas.
Saabas throws a jab when Vambrose was well out of range.
Saabas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saabas tries to bum rush Vambrose with a series of wild strikes but Vambrose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saabas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saabas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Saabas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saabas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vambrose tries to score a body lock takedown but Saabas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Saabas has had enough of the clinch but Vambrose keeps him there for the moment.
Vambrose is trying to break free.
Saabas jumps guard but Vambrose stands there with Saabas around his waist. Saabas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saabas pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saabas being controlled here, momentarily.
Saabas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vambrose is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vambrose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saabas is on top in guard.
Vambrose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saabas is one step ahead there.
Vambrose lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Vambrose looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Saabas puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saabas is working for a kimura but Vambrose is defending it quite comfortably.
Vambrose trying to hold on to Saabas's head to control him but Saabas postures up.
Vambrose is looking to improve his position.
Quinten Vambrose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saabas tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Saabas stands up out of the half guard.
Vambrose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saabas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saabas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vambrose counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vambrose.
Saabas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vambrose gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sander Saabas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saabas tries to break the clinch but Vambrose is controlling the position.
Saabas can't break the clinch.
Saabas has Vambrose pushed against the cage.
Saabas is looking to break free of the clinch but Vambrose has double underhooks.
Saabas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saabas is trying to break the clinch but Vambrose has him pressed against the cage.
Saabas jumps guard and drags Vambrose to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vambrose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saabas keeping moving, preventing Vambrose from controlling successfully.
Saabas wants to sweep here but Vambrose controlling him for the moment.
Vambrose postures up and lands a big shot to Saabas's brow.
Saabas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Vambrose keeps control of Saabas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saabas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Saabas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vambrose gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vambrose breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saabas throws a head kick that misses.
Vambrose tries to close the distance and clinch but Saabas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vambrose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saabas can't break the clinch.
Vambrose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vambrose on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vambrose tries to clinch
and Saabas counters with a body kick that stops Vambrose in his tracks momentarily.
Saabas moves out of range of the leg kick from Vambrose.
Vambrose wants to clinch.
Vambrose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saabas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vambrose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saabas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sander Saabas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saabas 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sander Saabas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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