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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zacharias Sabel (ranked 1370 p4p, 1536 weight class) and Jani Hurme (ranked 170 p4p, 186 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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9 - 11 - 1 |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zacharias Sabel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Hurme!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hurme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sabel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sabel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hurme.
Hurme throws a lazy right hand but Sabel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sabel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hurme cracks a nice hook into Sabel's ribs.
Hurme misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Hurme.
Nice cross by Sabel.
Hurme throws an overhand right that lands on Sabel's shoulder, as Sabel tries to avoid the shot.
Sabel rushes Hurme and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sabel tries to throw a body punch but Hurme avoids it by throwing Sabel back against the cage.
Hurme letting Sabel take a breather here.
Hurme tries to land knees in the clinch but Sabel avoids the damage to the body.
Hurme misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hurme is keeping busy.
Hurme lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sabel avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Hurme as the two fighters clinch.
Sabel lands with a light punch inside.
Hurme lands with a left to the head.
Hurme leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sabel fails to land.
Sabel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hurme is keeping busy.
Sabel struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurme controls his hands.
Hurme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hurme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sabel stalling in the clinch but Hurme improves position.
Hurme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Sabel to work.
Hurme misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabel.
Hurme blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hurme.
Hurme lands a good knee to the midsection. Sabel won't want to take too many of those.
Hurme lands with a right to the head.
Hurme misses with a knee to the head.
Sabel stalling against the cage.
Sabel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabel misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabel has a couple of punches blocked by Hurme.
Sabel stalling the fight.
Hurme leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sabel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hurme up against the cage.
Sabel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurme tries to work over Sabel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hurme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sabel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sabel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sabel swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurme uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Sabel.
Sabel throws a punch but it's blocked by Hurme.
Sabel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabel stalling against the cage.
Sabel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hurme working aggressively here.
Sabel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hurme leaning against his opponent.
Sabel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sabel stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurme is trying to maintain a safe position but Sabel gets an underhook and turns Hurme into the cage.
Hurme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sabel blocks an uppercut.
Hurme throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabel.
Sabel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Sabel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Sabel.
Sabel managing to block the knees to the body from Hurme.
Sabel avoiding damage as Hurme throws knees to the body.
Sabel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabel working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurme wants a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Sabel.
Hurme missing with knees to the body.
Hurme tries a knee to the head but Sabel blocks it.
Hurme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hurme misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jani Hurme will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hurme wants to clinch up but Sabel keeps it at a distance.
As Hurme tries to get set, Sabel tries to push him back and clinch up but Hurme manages to avoid the attempt.
Sabel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hurme takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sabel misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hurme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hurme darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hurme throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sabel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sabel throws a body punch but Hurme moves out of range.
Hurme takes one on the button.
Zacharias Sabel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hurme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hurme tests Sabel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabel cracks Hurme with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sabel moves out of range of the strikes.
Sabel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hurme wants to counter the offense by Sabel and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurme throws a shot to the body.
Hurme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hurme fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sabel misses with an uppercut. Hurme saw that one coming.
Sabel punishes Hurme's body with a nice straight punch.
Sabel walks into a straight right hand from Hurme.
Jani Hurme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hurme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabel.
Sabel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hurme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hurme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hurme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabel.
Hurme is looking to clinch but Sabel is avoiding it.
Hurme fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sabel, pushing him back against the cage.
Hurme scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hurme blocks a body shot from Sabel.
Jani Hurme seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sabel controlling the action here for a moment.
Sabel misses with some punches.
Hurme tries to score a body lock takedown but Sabel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sabel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hurme lands a left hand.
Hurme is trying to stall.
Hurme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabel misses with the head strike.
Hurme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sabels head.
Hurme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sabel avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hurmes head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabel.
Sabel stalling against the cage.
Sabel is trying to maintain a safe position but Hurme gets an underhook and turns Sabel into the cage.
Hurme swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurme looking to slow down the pace here.
Sabel stalling in the clinch but Hurme improves position.
Sabel avoiding damage as Hurme throws knees to the body.
Hurme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabel is trying to stall.
Sabel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sabel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hurme working aggressively here.
Hurme wants to take the fight to the mat but Sabel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zacharias Sabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jani Hurme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sabel backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hurme.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hurme just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sabel's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hurme.
Sabel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hurme lands a left hand.
Sabel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabel blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabel slows down the pace here.
Sabel misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sabel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hurme trying to stall but Sabel improves his position.
Sabel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jani Hurme will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sabel lands a two punch combo.
Jani Hurme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sabel.
Hurme is rocked!
Hurme misses with an uppercut. Sabel saw that one coming.
Hurme is still on wobbly legs! Can Sabel finish him?
Hurme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sabel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hurme keeps the fight on the outside.
Sabel walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hurme drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Sabel swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hurme's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zacharias Sabel!
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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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