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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zivojin Miric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodore Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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253 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zivojin Miric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodore Sabre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miric, right into the meat.
A combination from Miric does no damage.
Sabre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miric to score with a decent uppercut.
Miric's corner calls for a 1-2. Miric obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miric throws a right and a left that Sabre avoids nicely.
Miric lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miric.
Miric jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miric lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice sprawl there from Miric as Sabre shoots in.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miric moves in looking to clinch but Sabre pushes him off.
Miric tries to clinch but Sabre is having none of it.
Miric throws a right and a left that Sabre avoids nicely.
Miric throws a sloppy head kick and Sabre moves out of range easily.
Sabre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Sabre looks to move away, Miric throws a big counter combo bu Sabre just gets out of the way.
Miric throws a right hand that Sabre ducks under and follows up with a left that Sabre also avoids with ease.
Sabre swats away the attempt to clinch by Miric.
Sabre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre shoots in for a takedown but Miric shows good takedown defense.
Zivojin Miric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodore Sabre.
Miric throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Sabre tries to counter it with a takedown but Miric pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Miric fails to land with a series of punches.
Zivojin Miric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sabre misses with a hook.
Miric leaves Sabre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sabre misses with a head kick.
Miric shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Miric is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sabre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miric tries to stand and escape but Sabre is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre wants to get back to full guard.
Miric tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sabre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Miric is taking a breather. Sabre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Miric prevents Sabre from improving his position.
Miric thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sabre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sabre pushes Miric off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miric connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Miric.
Sabre gets a takedown into half guard.
Sabre trying to control the action but Miric is working from the bottom.
Sabre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miric defending well though.
Miric is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabre wants to work for an arm triangle but Miric is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miric won't allow Sabre to pass to mount.
Sabre escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sabre dives in and grabs Miric's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miric pushes down on Sabre's head and hops out.
Miric on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sabre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Miric is trying to defend but Sabre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miric tries to kick Sabre off but Sabre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sabre wants to pass to mount but Miric is defending the position.
Sabre stops Miric from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zivojin Miric dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sabre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miric as he jumps to the side.
Miric throws out a leg kick but Sabre moves out of range and Miric only half commits.
Miric throws the kick towards the body but Sabre avoids it.
Sabre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sabre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miric.
Sabre drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Miric defends it well.
Some wild striking there from Miric.
Sabre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miric counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zivojin Miric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodore Sabre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miric scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sabre in his tracks.
Sabre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miric misses with a body kick.
Miric lands with a hook. Sabre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miric misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Miric backs off Sabre throws a huge counter combo but Miric manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre shoots in but no luck this time.
Miric lands a glancing blow to the side of Sabre's head.
Zivojin Miric is winning the standup battle so far.
Sabre tries to keep at a distance but Miric has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miric has had enough of the clinch but Sabre keeps him there for the moment.
Miric working hard to break the clinch.
Sabre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miric prevents it.
Miric is trying to break the clinch but Sabre has him pressed against the cage.
Miric content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sabre has Miric pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sabre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Miric gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Miric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miric gets a double leg takedown into Sabre's guard.
Miric trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sabre is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Miric slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Miric wants to stand but Sabre is controlling his posture from full guard.
Miric not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miric doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miric manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sabre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miric is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miric being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Miric cracks Sabre with a solid left hand.
Feodore Sabre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sabre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sabre has a closed guard, preventing Miric from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sabre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miric scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sabre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miric as he jumps to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decent striking displayed by Miric there.
Miric doesn't manage to clinch there - Sabre circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zivojin Miric dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miric tries to close the distance and clinch but Sabre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miric throws a right hand that Sabre ducks under and follows up with a left that Sabre also avoids with ease.
Miric clinches.
Good body shot from Miric.
Miric lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miric is looking to break free of the clinch but Sabre has double underhooks.
Sabre can't get the takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sabre as Miric tries to tie him up.
Sabre is working for takedown but Miric is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miric tries to circle away but Sabre has him pinned against the cage.
Miric has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miric is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miric taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miric lands a left hand.
Miric manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sabre.
Zivojin Miric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodore Sabre.
Miric scores with a jab to the body.
Sabre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miric slaps away a takedown attempt from Sabre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miric throws a good cross that connects.
Miric tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Miric.
Miric looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre looks for a takedown but Miric sprawls well.
Miric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabre can do to turn this around?
Miric pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sabre fails with the takedown
and Miric counters with a stiff right hand.
Miric lands with a hook. Sabre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miric lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miric lands a nice hook to Sabre's body. Sabre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miric paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sabre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miric as he avoids it easily.
Sabre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Miric.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sabre is defended easily by Miric.
Miric cracks Sabre with a good jab.
Miric goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sabre gets a double leg takedown into Miric's guard.
Sabre wants to control from the top but Miric keeps moving.
Sabre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre throwing strikes from guard but Miric blocks nicely.
Miric is looking to stand up but Sabre isn't so interested in that idea.
Miric keeping moving, preventing Sabre from controlling successfully.
Sabre throws a big right hand that misses.
Miric pushes Sabre off and scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miric gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sabre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sabre trying to control but Miric is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zivojin Miric clearly takes that round.
That's time! Miric's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miric wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sabre shoots in and gets a takedown into Miric's guard.
Sabre stopping the sweep attempt from Miric.
Sabre is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sabre content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabre throws a big right hand that misses.
Sabre stopping the sweep attempt from Miric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miric wants to get back to his feet but Sabre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sabre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sabre with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zivojin Miric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miric is looking to clinch but Sabre is avoiding it.
A lazy body kick from Sabre
and Miric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sabre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miric counters with a big head kick but Sabre shrugs it off.
Miric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sabre shoots in but no luck this time.
Sabre is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Miric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sabre changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miric ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miric stuffs the takedown.
Zivojin Miric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodore Sabre.
Sabre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Miric.
Miric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sabre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab-cross combination lands for Miric and sends Sabre crashing to the mat! Miric follows him down to the mat - Sabre regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Sabre is rocked!
Sabre holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sabre is still in real trouble! Can Miric finish him?
Miric wants to stand but Sabre has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Miric working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sabre has a hand on Miric's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Miric takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Miric thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Miric controlling from the full mount.
Miric looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Miric sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Miric is working for a guillotine from mount but Sabre frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miric throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sabre because Miric loaded up on that one.
Sabre seems to have recovered his senses.
Miric looking to ground and pound but Sabre is blocking nicely.
Sabre tries to lock up and control but Miric gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Miric content just to control the position here.
Sabre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sabre tries to hold on but Miric postures up.
Sabre working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre regains half guard.
Miric slows the pace down in half guard.
Miric tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sabre.
Sabre manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zivojin Miric had his way with Feodore Sabre in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Miric throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sabre.
Miric lands with a nice body punch.
Sabre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miric sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miric lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabre circles away quickly and effectively.
Sabre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sabre shoots in for a takedown but Miric shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sabre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miric swivels and escapes.
Zivojin Miric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feodore Sabre.
Miric throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sabre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Miric.
Miric thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sabre if he has to take too many more of those.
Sabre is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice uppercut there from Miric.
Miric gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre trying to stall but Miric improves his position.
Miric is trying to force a seperation but Sabre has the dominant position.
Miric is trying to break the clinch but Sabre is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miric throws an elbow but misses.
Miric scores with a shot to the side of Sabre's head.
Sabre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miric prevents a body shot from Sabre.
Miric scores with a shot to the side of Sabre's head.
Miric working hard to break the clinch.
Sabre keeps control of Miric as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sabre tries for a takedown but Miric manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre has clasped his hands together around Miric's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Miric wants to control but Sabre postures up.
Sabre throws an elbow but Miric slips to the side and avoids it well.
Miric wants to get back to his feet but Sabre drags him back down.
Sabre working the ground and pound.
Sabre trying to control the position but Miric is working away.
An elbow from Sabre crashes against the mat.
Sabre prevents Miric from escaping the position.
Miric is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sabre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sabre wants to control but Miric is keeping him busy.
Miric is trying to stand up here but Sabre is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sabre dives in for a single leg takedown but Miric sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Sabre. No joy for Miric on that attempt.
Sabre appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miric fails to land with a series of punches.
Miric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sabre shoots in and drives through. Miric sprawls well.
Sabre closes the distance and clinches up with Miric, looking for a takedown. Sabre pushes Miric against the cage but Miric circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miric stalks Sabre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sabre's face. Sabre staggers backwards, shaken.
Miric lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sabre will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miric lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Miric stalks Sabre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sabre's face. Sabre staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sabre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sabre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zivojin Miric is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sabre sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miric is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sabre trying to control the position but Miric is working away.
Miric wants to control but Sabre postures up.
Sabre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Feodore Sabre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sabre working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zivojin Miric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miric, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Zivojin Miric!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Zivojin Miric!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Zivojin Miric!
Zivojin Miric wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Zivojin Miric thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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