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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Steele (ranked 4888 p4p, 2998 weight class) and Zacharias Sabel (ranked 490 p4p, 352 weight class). Zacharias Sabel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jaxon Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zacharias Sabel!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sabel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sabel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sabel.
Steele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Sabel misses.
Steele defending well as Sabel loads up on a big left hand.
Sabel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sabel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sabel.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Sabel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Sabel as he connects with a hook.
Steele is looking to clinch.
Sabel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steele is looking to clinch but Sabel is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabel misses with a hook.
Steele moves in looking to clinch but Sabel pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sabel! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sabel.
Sabel throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Sabel catches Steele right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabel moves out of range of the strikes.
Sabel throws out a counter right but Steele avoids it with no problem.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sabel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steele punishes Sabel's body with a nice straight punch.
Sabel misses with a straight right.
Sabel lands a lovely overhand right.
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabel.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steele tries to clinch up but Sabel circles away and keeps his distance.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Sabel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sabel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sabel throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Sabel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sabel misses with the combination.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Sabel circles away.
It seemed like Sabel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sabel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sabel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sabel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele wants to clinch
enabling Sabel to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele tries to clinch up but Sabel circles away and keeps his distance.
Sabel connects with the punch.
A shot to the liver by Sabel. Beautiful body shot.
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabel.
Steele moves out of range as Sabel strikes.
Steele takes the fight into the clinch.
Sabel effectively controlling the action here.
Steele stalling in the clinch but Sabel improves position.
Sabel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sabel's elbow.
Sabel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Steele - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabel uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Steele is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sabel is keeping busy.
Steele stalling against the cage.
Sabel blocks an uppercut.
Steele prevents a body shot from Sabel.
A body shot lands from Steele.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sabel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sabel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sabel wants to counter with a clinch but Steele pushes him away.
Sabel connects with a looping right hand.
Sabel takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Steele tries to counter with a takedown but Sabel is quick to defend against it.
Sabel swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steele looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sabel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steele blocks a jab.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sabel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sabel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sabel.
Sabel throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
Sabel throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Sabel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele dodges the punch combination from Sabel.
Sabel swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Sabel counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharias Sabel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steele slips under a jab from Sabel.
Sabel keeps the fight on the outside.
Sabel misses with a wild body shot.
Sabel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele is looking to clinch but Sabel is avoiding it.
Sabel throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sabel scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele tries to clinch but Sabel moves out of range.
Steele wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Sabel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sabel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabel is just out of range.
Sabel misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sabel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sabel lands with an overhand left.
Sabel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele is looking to clinch but Sabel is avoiding it.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sabel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steele moves in looking to clinch but Sabel pushes him off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sabel misses with a body shot.
Sabel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sabel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steele is looking to clinch but Sabel is avoiding it.
Steele tries to clinch but Sabel is having none of it.
Sabel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sabel connects with a jab.
Sabel scores with a jab. Steele acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sabel throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
Sabel scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steele.
Steele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sabel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sabel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sabel misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Steele misses its target.
Sabel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steele moves out of range as Sabel strikes.
A quick step to the side and Steele tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sabel.
Sabel misses with a hook
and Steele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steele slips under a jab.
Sabel misses with an uppercut.
Steele tries to clinch but Sabel is having none of it.
Sabel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steele's head backwards.
Sabel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steele counters with a left to the body.
Sabel throws a right and a left that Steele avoids nicely.
Sabel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steele is looking to wear down Sabel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Sabel misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabel misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabel lands a nice shot that snaps Steele's head back.
Steele wants to clinch.
Sabel looks to land a left hand but Steele moved out of range nicely.
Steele appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sabel misses with an uppercut
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele lands a really nice looking cross but Sabel seems unphased.
Steele wants to clinch up but Sabel keeps it at a distance.
Sabel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabel throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sabel.
A quick step to the side and Steele tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele tries to clinch there but Sabel circles away.
Sabel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sabel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Sabel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sabel.
Sabel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sabel's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabel keeps the fight on the outside.
Steele is looking to clinch.
Sabel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steele's head backwards.
Sabel throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
Sabel just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele tries to clinch there but Sabel circles away.
Steele tries to clinch but Sabel is having none of it.
Sabel tries to counter with a clinch but Steele shakes him off and moves away.
Steele looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sabel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Sabel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Sabel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sabel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sabel throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sabel misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Steele lands a nice shot that snaps Sabel's head back.
Zacharias Sabel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Sabel circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharias Sabel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabel.
A telegraphed right hand from Sabel misses the target.
Sabel throws a big shot that misses.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Sabel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sabel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steele rushes Sabel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sabel fails to land.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabel effectively controlling the action here.
Sabel misses with some punches.
Sabel is pushing Steele up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sabel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele stalling in the clinch but Sabel improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Sabel fails to land.
Steele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sabel.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabel throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Sabel tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Sabel back against the cage.
Steele tries a body shot but Sabel blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Steele.
Sabel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steele working aggressively here.
Sabel tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sabel's elbow.
Sabel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele staying out of range there.
Steele wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabel throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabel throws out the jab.
Sabel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Sabel circles away.
Steele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sabel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steele tries to clinch up but Sabel circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele doesn't manage to clinch there - Sabel circles away.
Sabel throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sabel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele tries to clinch there but Sabel circles away.
Sabel throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sabel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sabel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sabel throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Sabel keeps the fight on the outside.
Sabel throws an off balance right hand
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
Steele wants to clinch.
Steele wants to clinch up but Sabel keeps it at a distance.
Sabel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sabel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steele.
Steele connects with a single shot there.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Sabel.
Sabel throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
Sabel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele wants to clinch
and Sabel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It looks like Steele has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele moves in looking to clinch but Sabel pushes him off.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sabel walks into a left hand.
Sabel throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sabel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steele wants to clinch.
Zacharias Sabel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters circling - Sabel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sabel connects with a nice looking jab.
Steele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabel.
Steele tries to clinch there but Sabel circles away.
Jaxon Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sabel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zacharias Sabel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sabel 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zacharias Sabel!
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