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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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Excellent 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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre wants to land a leg kick but Carson is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carson is defended easily by Sabre.
Sabre looks to clinch
and Carson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carson defending well as Sabre loads up on a big left hand.
Carson misses with the combination.
Sabre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carson circles away.
Carson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sabre. Sabre obviously looking to wear him down.
Sabre closes the distance and pushes Carson back into the cage.
Sabre lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sabre.
Carson tries to break free but Sabre pushes him back against the cage.
Sabre controlling the action here for a moment.
Carson managing to block the knees to the body from Sabre.
Sabre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carson.
Sabre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sabre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carson's elbow.
Carson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre lands a shot to the body.
Sabre works on Carson's body with a couple of short punches.
Carson breaks from the clinch.
Sabre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sabre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabre keeps Carson at a distance using the push kick.
Sabre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carson has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carson tried to score with a low kick but Sabre checks it.
Sabre tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carson.
Sabre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Carson is breathing heavily.
Sabre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sabre 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.
Carson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sabre scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Sabre tenderised Carson's leg. Carson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good shot there by Sabre.
Sabre scores with a shot to the body.
Sabre closes the distance and clinches.
Sabre lands a left hand.
Carson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sabre has him pressed against the cage.
Sabre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carson or not.
Sabre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carson or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sabre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sabre.
Sabre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sabre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sabre breaks from the clinch.
Sabre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carson. That did some damage!
Bill Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sabre.
Sabre takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Sabre.
Sabre pushes Carson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sabre presses Carson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sabre is working Carson over against the cage.
Sabre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carson is trying to break the clinch but Sabre is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Sabre as the two fighters clinch.
Sabre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carson up against the cage.
Carson is trying to break free.
Sabre avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre scores with a hook to the body.
Sabre lands a good knee to the midsection. Carson won't want to take too many of those.
Sabre cracks Carson with a nice body shot.
Sabre lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Sabre.
Sabre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sabre just leaning against Carson, taking a breather.
Carson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Sabre.
Sabre continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Sabre.
Carson misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bill Carson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carson looks for a takedown but Sabre sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sabre.
Donk. Sabre catches Carson right on the button with a cross.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sabre.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sabre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carson keeps working.
Sabre slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Carson wants to get back to his feet.
Sabre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sabre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carson keeps working.
Sabre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre wants to control but Carson is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A lazy left from Sabre finds it's target.
Sabre throws a solid leg kick but Carson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sabre.
Some bone on bone action there as Carson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sabre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sabre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carson under the eye.
Sabre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sabre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carson momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabre.
Sabre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Sabre scores with a four punch combination!
Sabre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sabre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carson is rocked!
Carson is trying to stand up.
Sabre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carson looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sabre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sabre thuds his shin into the meat of Carson's side.
Carson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sabre defends it nicely.
Nice body punch from Sabre.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sabre.
Sabre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sabre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carson walks into a stiff left hand from Sabre.
A lazy left from Sabre finds it's target.
Carson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabre lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carson will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabre misses with a head kick.
Carson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabre.
Sabre has Carson pressed against the cage, preventing Carson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sabre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sabre has picked Carson up - he's going for a ride! Sabre dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sabre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sabre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sabre drops an elbow to the side of Carson's head.
Sabre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sabre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt Sabre has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
That kick from Sabre tenderised Carson's leg. Carson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabre can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Sabre.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sabre throws a shot to the body.
Sabre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carson quickly recovers to half guard.
Sabre trying to control the pace.
Carson is trying to stand up here but Sabre is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre wants to pass to mount but Carson is defending the position.
Sabre is keen to just control but Carson is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matt Sabre.
Nice cross by Sabre.
Sabre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carson's calf.
Carson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bill Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sabre slips a straight right by Carson.
Sabre scores with a jab. Carson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carson looks to land a combination but Sabre avoids it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sabre - the referee stops the clock and Carson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sabre. Carson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Carson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Sabre tries to clinch but Carson moves out of range.
Sabre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carson, pushing him back against the cage.
Matt Sabre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sabre lands a knee to the body.
Sabre lands an elbow that stopped Carson in his tracks for a moment.
Sabre prevents Carson from breaking the clinch.
Sabre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sabre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carson gets underhooks to prevent Sabre's takedown attempt.
Sabre digs a right hand underneath Carson's ribcage. Carson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sabre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sabre lands a damaging elbow.
Sabre stalling in the clinch.
Sabre crunches a lovely knee into Carson's ribcage.
Matt Sabre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre is pushing Carson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sabre has Carson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sabre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sabre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Sabre!
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