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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jb Trent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sabin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jb Trent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
4 - 13 - 0 |
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150 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jb Trent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Sabin !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trent closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sabin to the mat! Sabin manages to get full guard.
Sabin keeping full guard, as Trent tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabin wants to stand but Trent is controlling the position.
Trent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sabin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trent slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sabin keeping full guard, as Trent tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trent trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sabin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sabin wants to clinch.
Trent swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabin .
Sabin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trent counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sabin working Trent over with knees to the body.
Trent misses with some punches.
Sabin is working for takedown but Trent is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sabin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sabin pulls Trent into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabin is looking to stand up but Trent isn't so interested in that idea.
Sabin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trent throwing strikes from guard but Sabin blocks nicely.
Trent with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trent will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trent cracks Sabin with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trent trying to control but Sabin is working from the bottom.
Sabin pushes Trent off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sabin clinches up with Trent and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Trent regains guard.
Trent is trying to keep Sabin in close.
Trent wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trent pulls Sabin in close to his closed guard and prevents Sabin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Trent is breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sabin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jb Trent wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Trent walks into a straight right hand from Sabin .
Sabin moves in looking to clinch but Trent pushes him off.
Sabin has a takedown stuffed.
Sabin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sabin throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sabin wants to clinch
and Trent counters with a shoot takedown. Sabin fights it but they end up in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabin wants to stand but Trent is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Sabin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Trent keeps the fight on the outside.
Trent rushes Sabin and presses him up against the cage.
Sabin lands an elbow just above Trent 's eye.
Sabin breaks the clinch.
Sabin is looking to clinch but Trent is avoiding it.
Trent shoots in for a double leg but Sabin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sabin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trent.
Trent swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabin .
Sabin moves into the clinch.
Trent wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jb Trent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabin lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trent has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sabin after a bit of a struggle.
Sabin manages to pull guard.
Sabin wants to stand but Trent is controlling the position.
Sabin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trent prevents Sabin from getting back to his feet.
Trent postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Trent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sabin controls Trent momentarily but Trent frees himself.
Sabin is pulling down on Trent's head. It's preventing any offense from Trent, at least for the moment.
Sabin trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Sabin .
Sabin clinches up with Trent and pushes him back against the cage.
Sabin gets underhooks to prevent Trent's takedown attempt.
Trent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sabin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sabin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trent takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sabin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sabin prevents Trent from breaking the clinch.
Sabin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trent lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabin lands a damaging elbow.
Sabin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jb Trent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sabin is looking to clinch but Trent is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trent tries to keep at a distance but Sabin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sabin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trent's defenses.
Sabin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sabin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sabin lands a good knee to the midsection. Trent won't want to take too many of those.
Sabin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Sabin .
Sabin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trent's defenses.
Sabin lands an elbow just above Trent 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabin tries for a takedown but Trent manages to get underhooks.
Sabin scores a nice knee to the body.
Sabin manages to pull guard.
Trent stops Sabin from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabin controls Trent momentarily but Trent frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Sabin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sabin drives through and clinches with Trent against the cage.
Sabin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Trent takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Sabin to work.
Sabin jumps guard and drags Trent to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Sabin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Trent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sabin clinches up against the cage.
Sabin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trent.
Sabin jumps guard.
Sabin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trent is controlling him.
Sabin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Trent stops Sabin from standing up.
Sabin tries to strike from the bottom.
Sabin controls Trent momentarily but Trent frees himself.
Sabin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trent is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trent trying to control but Sabin is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Trent has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sabin decides to pull guard.
Sabin wants to get back to his feet but Trent is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Michael Sabin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sabin keeping moving, preventing Trent from controlling successfully.
Trent working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sabin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sabin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trent sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sabin somewhat.
Trent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trent really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sabin tries to close the distance and clinch but Trent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabin wants to clinch.
Trent has managed to clinch.
Sabin manages to pull guard.
Trent slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Trent lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sabin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sabin is looking to stand up but Trent isn't so interested in that idea.
Trent throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sabin is trying to keep Trent in close.
Michael Sabin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trent won't allow Sabin to get back to his feet.
Sabin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trent wants to control from the top but Sabin keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sabin wants to clinch
and Trent counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Sabin .
I've got Sabin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Sabin !
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energy
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hype
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