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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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212 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Wood!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood misses with a body kick.
Sabre is looking to clinch.
Sabre checks the leg kick.
Sabre lands with a good body shot.
Wood lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sabre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Sabre digs a good hook to Wood's body.
Sabre throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Sabre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Sabre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabre.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sabre.
Sabre gets a double leg takedown into Wood's guard.
Wood looks gassed!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sabre wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Sabre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wood is pulling down on Sabre's head. It's preventing any offense from Sabre, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sabre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Matt Sabre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sabre blocks a low kick nicely.
Sabre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Sabre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sabre.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws the left hand but Sabre avoids the punch easily.
Sabre misses with a body kick.
Sabre avoids the body shot from Wood.
Wood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sabre. Sabre obviously looking to wear him down.
Wood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matt Sabre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabre lands with a nice body punch.
Sabre has managed to clinch.
Sabre is struggling to control the position.
Sabre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sabre lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Sabre.
Sabre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sabre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sabre lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Sabre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre digs a right hand underneath Wood's ribcage. Wood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sabre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sabre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sabre lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Sabre.
Sabre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Sabre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sabre.
Sabre lands a nice elbow.
A right hand to the body from Sabre.
Sabre is leaning against Wood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sabre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sabre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Sabre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sabre lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sabre.
It looks like BJ Wood has been cut.
Sabre lands with a right to the head.
Sabre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sabre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre digs a right hand into Wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wood's gas tank.
Sabre is working Wood over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabre.
A left hand lands to the body for Sabre.
A hook to the body from Sabre.
Sabre lands a shoulder strike.
Sabre lands a shoulder strike.
Sabre pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sabre works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sabre lands a body shot.
Sabre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sabre.
Sabre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Sabre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sabre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
A short body shot lands from Sabre as the two fighters clinch.
Sabre lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sabre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Sabre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ Wood's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Sabre lands a body shot.
Sabre lands a head kick!
Sabre clinches with his opponent.
Sabre lands a nice elbow.
A right hand to the body from Sabre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sabre working Wood over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Sabre.
Sabre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Sabre.
Good body shot from Sabre.
Sabre landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sabre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sabre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Sabre digs a right hand into Wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wood's gas tank.
Sabre comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sabre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sabre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sabre.
Wood is rocked!
Sabre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sabre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Sabre finish him?
Sabre digs a right hand underneath Wood's ribcage. Wood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
Sabre works on Wood's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sabre.
Sabre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sabre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sabre lands a body shot.
Sabre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wood is pressed against the cage. Sabre pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Wood! Two more big strikes from Sabre and Wood crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Matt Sabre!
After the big win, Matt Sabre made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hellbent and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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