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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sabian Sabes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Vladislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabes comes into the arena with Army of Darkness blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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176 cm
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155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
21
155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabian Sabes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bojan Vladislav! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sabes jabbing away but nothing is landing. A shot to the body from Sabes misses and Vladislav counters with a three punch combo that has Sabes backing up. Sabes nods at Vladislav to acknowledge the strikes. Sabes throws out a loose jab but Vladislav uses good head movement to avoid it. Sabes connects with a body shot that sends Vladislav's belly button to the back. We've been told by Sabes's head coaches at Farrell Pikey Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Sabes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sabes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vladislav. Sabes does a little dance to reset his feet. Sabes throws a hook but Vladislav avoids it easily. Sabes misses with a hook. Sabes missing with a left hand there. Vladislav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Vladislav keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sabes. Sabes swings for the body but Vladislav moves out of range.
Sabes throws a lazy uppercut
and Vladislav counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vladislav stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sabes swivels though and keeps the full guard. Vladislav stays in close to Sabes's body and controls the position. Sabes wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Vladislav not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Sabes wants to sweep but no luck. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sabes being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Sabes throws a body shot but no joy. Sabes throws a hook but Vladislav avoids it easily. Sabian Sabes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vladislav drops his hands momentarily and Sabes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Sloppy strikes from Sabes. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vladislav throws a right and a left that Sabes avoids nicely. Sabes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vladislav. Sabes throws a combination. Vladislav tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Sabes misses with a hook
and Vladislav counters with a takedown into side control. Vladislav wants to control but Sabes is keeping him busy. Vladislav controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sabes struggling a bit here. Sabes is letting Vladislav control him for a moment. Sabes is trying to control Vladislav's posture but Vladislav avoids it. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. 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 Sabian Sabes will probably get the nod. 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.
Sabes looks to land a right hand but Vladislav moved out of range. Vladislav ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Bojan Vladislav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sabes misses with a body shot
and Vladislav counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sabes thinking. Sabian Sabes is winning the standup battle so far. Good standup being displayed there by Sabes as he connects with a hook. Sabes scores with a decent looking hook. Sabes throws an off balance right hand
and Vladislav counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Vladislav is pressing down on Sabes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sabes is holding on for now. Vladislav works his way into full mount! Vladislav sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vladislav working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Vladislav tries to control but Sabes wriggling away. Vladislav sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Sabes wants to hold on but Vladislav pushes him away. Vladislav looking to control but Sabes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Vladislav tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vladislav looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Vladislav sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Vladislav is stalling here but it's allowed Sabes to get half guard.
Sabes is in trouble now - Vladislav has advanced to mount! Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Vladislav controlling his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bojan Vladislav showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sabes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Sabes misses with a body shot.
Sabes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vladislav.
Sabes throws an overhand right that lands on Vladislav's shoulder, as Vladislav tries to avoid the shot. Vladislav lands a jab-cross combination. Vladislav on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vladislav scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vladislav ducks under a wild hook from Sabes. Sabes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vladislav cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Vladislav has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sabes finds it's way round the side to connect with Vladislav's head. Sabes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vladislav.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vladislav walks into a stiff left hand from Sabes. Sabes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vladislav.
Vladislav walks straight into a right hand from Sabes - that's dropped him! Sabes jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Vladislav from any more punishment! Vladislav complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sabian Sabes! Sabian Sabes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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