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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mursk Apuro (ranked 1666 p4p, 2066 weight class) and Zacharias Sabel (ranked 190 p4p, 230 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mursk Apuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zacharias Sabel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sabel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sabel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apuro throws out the jab.
Apuro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Apuro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apuro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabel.
Sabel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Apuro circles away quickly and effectively.
Apuro takes one on the button.
A jab from Sabel finds it's way through Apuro's defenses.
Donk. Sabel catches Apuro right on the button with a cross.
Sabel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apuro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Apuro misses with a straight right.
Apuro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sabel throws a hook to the side of Apuro's head but Apuro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Apuro.
Apuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Apuro drops his hands momentarily and Sabel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Apuro sizes up Sabel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabel misses with a leg kick.
Sabel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apuro was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabel.
Apuro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sabel to score with a decent uppercut.
Apuro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabel.
Sabel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apuro.
Sabel throws a jab but it's blocked by Apuro.
Apuro missing with a left hand there. Sabel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sabel scores with a shot to the body.
Sabel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apuro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zacharias Sabel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apuro connects with a crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Sabel.
Apuro looks to throw the jab but Sabel is out of range.
Sabel throws out a loose jab but Apuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabel. Apuro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apuro cracks Sabel with a good jab.
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!
Apuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sabel misses the shot to the body.
Apuro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Apuro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sabel thinking.
A jab from Apuro misses.
Apuro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Sabel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sabel misses with an uppercut.
Sabel lands a nice shot to the body.
Sabel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Apuro scores with a takedown into Sabel's guard.
Apuro lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Apuro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sabel has momentary wrist control but Apuro slips an elbow through the middle.
Apuro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Apuro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sabel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Apuro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Apuro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Apuro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sabel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Apuro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apuro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sabel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Apuro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Apuro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Apuro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Apuro connects with a couple of short punches.
Apuro is working Sabel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Apuro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Apuro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sabel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Apuro has managed to get both his arms back between Sabel's legs - danger averted.
Apuro scoring with some ground and pound.
Apuro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Apuro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sabel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Apuro has managed to get both his arms back between Sabel's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apuro works over Sabel with some ground and pound from guard.
Apuro landing some decent shots from guard.
Sabel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Apuro passes into half guard.
Sabel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Apuro drops an elbow to the side of Sabel's head.
Apuro is looking to take a break and control but Sabel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sabel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Apuro is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabel taking some punishment here, with Apuro in his half guard.
Sabel is staying active underneath Apuro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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!
Apuro working over Sabel with some ground and pound. Sabel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mursk Apuro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Apuro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabel throws a shot to the body.
Apuro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sabel throws the left hand but Apuro avoids the punch easily.
Apuro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Apuro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Apuro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabel. Apuro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apuro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zacharias Sabel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Apuro coming out on top.
Apuro throws a hook but Sabel avoids it easily.
A big left from Sabel misses.
Sabel misses with a hook. Apuro ducked under it nicely.
Apuro looks to land a right hand but Sabel moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apuro throws a hook but Sabel avoids it easily.
Sabel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sabel moves out of range as Apuro strikes.
Sabel throws a shot to the body.
Apuro misses with a hook.
A big left from Apuro misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apuro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Apuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apuro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sabel sprawls well initially but Apuro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sabel wants to stand back up but Apuro manages to pass into side control.
Apuro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabel can do to turn this around?
Apuro lands a few punches from side control.
Apuro scoring with punches from side control.
Apuro lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sabel is not content to let Apuro control the position.
Mursk Apuro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sabel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Apuro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Apuro cracks Sabel with a big elbow.
Apuro looks up at the clock and then as Sabel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Apuro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sabel is trying to maintain the position but Apuro is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apuro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sabel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sabel is trying to maintain the position but Apuro is very close to passing his half guard.
Apuro working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sabel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Apuro 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.
Sabel wants to get back to his feet.
Apuro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Apuro slips a nice elbow through Sabel's hands, connecting with Sabel's forehead.
Apuro lands strikes from half guard.
Apuro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Apuro working the head and body with strikes.
Sabel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sabel trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apuro lands with a punch from half guard.
Apuro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Apuro is keen to just control but Sabel is a slippery customer.
Sabel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Apuro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sabel taking some punishment here, with Apuro in his half guard.
Sabel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sabel is not content to let Apuro control the position.
Nice strikes from Apuro there.
Apuro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sabel is rocked!
Apuro works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabel is looking for a sweep.
Sabel is not content to let Apuro control the position.
Sabel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Apuro landing a few strikes.
Sabel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sabel is still in real trouble! Can Apuro finish him?
Apuro grinds an elbow into Sabel's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apuro lands a strong strike to the head of Sabel. That's dazed him! Apuro looking to finish here. Sabel is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Apuro lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mursk Apuro!
Mursk Apuro took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sakura Style for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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