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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonso Ferriera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alonso Ferriera is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alonso Ferriera!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre throws the left hand but Ferriera avoids the punch easily.
Ferriera moves out of range as Sabre strikes.
A clash of legs there as Ferriera blocks the low kick.
Ferriera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sabre misses with a straight right.
Sabre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferriera moves away.
Sabre misses with an uppercut.
Ferriera missing with a left hand there. Sabre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferriera moves away from the strike by Sabre.
A big right from Sabre misses.
A punch lands to the side of Ferriera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Alonso Ferriera has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabre. Ferriera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabre misses the shot to the body.
Ferriera shoots in but no luck this time.
Sabre missing with a left hand there. Ferriera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabre throws a jab when Ferriera was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabre. Ferriera does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferriera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sabre just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferriera ducks under a wild hook from Sabre.
Sabre misses with a double jab.
Sabre misses with a body shot.
Ferriera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferriera lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ferriera.
A punch lands to the side of Ferriera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Sabre misses its intended target.
Ferriera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabre.
Sabre misses with an uppercut
and Ferriera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sabre's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sabre trying to control the position here.
Sabre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sabre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ferriera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ferriera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sabre controls Ferriera momentarily but Ferriera frees himself.
Sabre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferriera defends it easily.
Sabre keeping moving, preventing Ferriera from controlling successfully.
Ferriera stands and throws Sabre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre is not content to let Ferriera control the position.
Ferriera in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ferriera advances nicely into full mount.
Ferriera moves to the back position.
Ferriera controlling well, preventing Sabre from escaping the position.
Sabre breaks Ferriera's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ferriera wants to sweep here but Sabre controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sabre throws an elbow that misses. Ferriera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sabre's guard. Nice move by Ferriera!
Ferriera trying to control but Sabre is working from the bottom.
Ferriera works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabre trying to hold on to Ferriera's head to control him but Ferriera postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera moves into full mount! Sabre won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabre is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferriera controlling the position easily from mount.
Ferriera tries to control but Sabre wriggling away.
Ferriera postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sabre looks a forlorn figure.
Ferriera landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sabre is controlling an arm, preventing Ferriera from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Sabre is squirming around, avoiding Ferriera's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Sabre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alonso Ferriera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ferriera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ferriera looking to control but Sabre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ferriera is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sabre to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sabre shrugs it off.
Sabre is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sabre wants to hold on but Ferriera pushes him away.
Sabre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ferriera wants to control the pace but Sabre is squirming around nicely.
Sabre is trying desperately to improve position.
Ferriera looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferriera stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sabre tries to work over Ferriera's front leg with a kick but Ferriera checks it.
Sabre missing with a left hand there. Ferriera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sabre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferriera moves away.
Sabre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabre stuffs the takedown attempt from Ferriera. Ferriera gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferriera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sabre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferriera.
Sabre thows a body shot but no joy.
Sabre misses with a wild body shot.
Sabre throws a right hand that misses
and Ferriera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferriera looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera throwing shots but Sabre is blocking nicely.
Ferriera thows a huge punch but Sabre dodges it nicely.
Sabre punching from the bottom.
Sabre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sabre controls Ferriera momentarily but Ferriera frees himself.
Ferriera looking to pass the guard.
Sabre looking to control.
Ferriera trying to control but Sabre is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre keeping full guard, as Ferriera tries to pass.
Alonso Ferriera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ferriera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ferriera gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Matt Sabre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferriera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabre.
Matt Sabre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferriera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sabre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferriera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sabre throws the left hand but Ferriera avoids the punch easily.
Ferriera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabre.
Sabre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferriera counters with a shoot takedown. Sabre fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Sabre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ferriera stacks Sabre on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ferriera!
Ferriera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sabre is looking to regain half guard here but Ferriera keeps moving and retains side control.
Ferriera trying to control the position but Sabre is working away.
You can see the frustration on Sabre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ferriera in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonso Ferriera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alonso Ferriera's cut.
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!
Ferriera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferriera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sabre defends it nicely.
Ferriera moves out of range as Sabre strikes.
Sabre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sabre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matt Sabre is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Sabre. No joy for Ferriera on that attempt.
Sabre lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferriera moves away from the strike by Sabre.
Ferriera ducks under a wild hook from Sabre.
A combination from Sabre does no damage.
Sabre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferriera has time to react.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferriera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferriera moves away from the strike by Sabre.
Sabre lands a right hook to the body.
Ferriera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferriera tries for a takedown but Sabre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matt Sabre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alonso Ferriera.
Sabre throws a big shot that misses.
Ferriera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabre throws out the jab.
Sabre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabre connects with a body shot.
Ferriera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sabre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ferriera defends well.
Sabre is looking for a triangle but Ferriera pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferriera stopping the sweep attempt from Sabre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera pushes down on Sabre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ferriera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sabre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sabre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferriera works his way into full mount!
Ferriera controlling the position easily from mount.
Ferriera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sabre is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre wants to hold on but Ferriera pushes him away.
Sabre gets back to half guard.
Ferriera controlling the action here.
Sabre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sabre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferriera defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferriera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferriera trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferriera pushing down on Sabre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera is keen to just control but Sabre is a slippery customer.
Sabre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferriera pulls his head out easily.
Ferriera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sabre sees it coming and defends easily.
Ferriera wants to control but Sabre is keeping him busy.
Sabre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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!
Ferriera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferriera wants to control but Sabre is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferriera uses his free foot to push down on Sabre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sabre.
Sabre is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sabre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sabre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Sabre!
Matt Sabre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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