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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve McQueen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bob Sagat's chin.
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Sagat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve McQueen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sagat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sagat throws a right hand that McQueen ducks under and follows up with a left that McQueen also avoids with ease.
Bob Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat misses with a series of wild punches.
McQueen lands a body shot.
A jab from McQueen finds it's way through Sagat's defenses.
McQueen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sagat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McQueen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for McQueen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McQueen swinging wilding here.
McQueen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sagat.
It looks like Steve McQueen has been cut.
Sagat swinging wilding here.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McQueen.
McQueen scores with a shot to the body.
Sagat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McQueen.
Sagat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McQueen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McQueen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sagat rushes McQueen and presses him up against the cage.
Sagat keeps control of McQueen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sagat avoiding damage.
Sagat tries for a takedown but McQueen manages to get underhooks.
McQueen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sagat.
McQueen lands a hook to the side of the head.
McQueen breaks from the clinch.
Sagat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sagat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McQueen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
McQueen throws a combination that misses
and Sagat counters with a two punch combo.
McQueen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McQueen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sagat misses with the combination.
Sagat throws a hook but McQueen blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a combination that misses
enabling McQueen to counter with a crisp jab.
Sagat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sagat tries to clinch up.
McQueen tries to bum rush Sagat with a series of wild strikes but Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sagat wants to clinch
and McQueen counters with a low kick, right behind Sagat 's knee.
McQueen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sagat is breathing heavily.
Sagat throws a shot from downtown. McQueen moves away and avoids it.
McQueen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sagat misses with a body shot
and McQueen counters with a series of strikes. Sagat will be more careful next time no doubt.
McQueen dodges the punch combination from Sagat.
Sagat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McQueen throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.
McQueen slips a straight right by Sagat.
McQueen with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sagat looks to land a left hand but McQueen moved out of range nicely.
McQueen wants to clinch.
McQueen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the body from Sagat misses
and McQueen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McQueen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McQueen there as he acknowledges the shot.
McQueen lands a slapping body shot.
McQueen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sagat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A cross from McQueen lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by McQueen as he connects with a hook.
McQueen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sagat momentarily.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McQueen.
Sagat misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McQueen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from McQueen misses.
Sagat misses the body punch
and Sagat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McQueen is working the combinations to good effect here.
McQueen works the jab nicely.
McQueen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sagat is rocked!
McQueen lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Sagat sprawling to the canvas. McQueen follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Sagat hang on?
Oh Sagat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McQueen controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sagat manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sagat seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat being controlled here, momentarily.
Sagat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McQueen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve McQueen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sagat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McQueen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagat moves away.
Sagat moves away from the strike by McQueen.
McQueen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McQueen tries to clinch but Sagat moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Sagat there.
Sagat lands a head shot.
Sagat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling McQueen to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to de liver by McQueen. Beautiful body shot.
Sagat takes a swing at McQueen's ribcage but misses.
Sagat lands a head shot.
McQueen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sagat walks into a stiff left hand from McQueen.
A jab from Sagat misses.
A combination from Sagat does no damage.
McQueen cracks a nice hook into Sagat's ribs.
Sagat throws a sloppy body shot
and McQueen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sagat swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling McQueen to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve McQueen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McQueen.
Sagat takes one to the chin there.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
McQueen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sagat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McQueen throws a combination. Sagat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sagat wants to clinch up but McQueen keeps it at a distance.
McQueen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagat is just out of range.
McQueen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sagat clinches but McQueen breaks the clinch
and McQueen counters with a two punch combo.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McQueen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sagat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McQueen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sagat tries to clinch there but McQueen circles away.
Sagat throws a left and a right that both miss
and McQueen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McQueen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sagat on the side of the head.
McQueen misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Sagat throws out a loose jab but McQueen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McQueen.
McQueen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McQueen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McQueen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McQueen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sagat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McQueen fails in his attempt to clinch.
McQueen throws a right hand that Sagat ducks under and follows up with a left that Sagat also avoids with ease.
McQueen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sagat's head.
McQueen staying out of range there.
McQueen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sagat is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Sagat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to de liver by McQueen. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sagat!
Nice straight punches there by McQueen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McQueen.
McQueen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sagat. Sagat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McQueen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen lands an overhand right.
McQueen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sagat falls off balance throwing a combination
and McQueen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McQueen works Sagat's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for McQueen. That snapped Sagat's head back.
Sagat scores with a nice right hand.
McQueen cracks Sagat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sagat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagat takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McQueen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McQueen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sagat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McQueen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McQueen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McQueen duly obliges.
Sagat wants to clinch but McQueen slips to the side
and McQueen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McQueen drops Sagat with a left right combo! McQueen follows him down to the ground into side control.
McQueen advances to mount.
McQueen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McQueen prevents Sagat from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McQueen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve McQueen's cut.
That's time! Sagat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sagat misses with a straight right.
McQueen lands with a straight right. Sagat didn't see that one coming.
Sagat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McQueen.
Sagat lands a lovely overhand right.
McQueen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sagat to score with a decent uppercut.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
McQueen connects with a crisp jab.
McQueen throws a series of punches but Sagat moves out of range.
A left and a right from McQueen both land. Nice combination.
McQueen misses with a straight right.
McQueen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagat missing with a left hand there. McQueen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sagat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sagat clobbers McQueen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat lands with a right that hurts McQueen. McQueen looks to clinch but Sagat throws a short knee that drops McQueen. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Bob Sagat!
Bob Sagat retains his middleweight title!
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