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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo T A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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199 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo T A!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Sagat misses.
T A misses the shot to the body.
Sagat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. T A sees it coming and avoids it easily.
T A ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sagat misses with a looping right.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
T A uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sagat.
T A uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sagat.
T A loads up on a big right hand but Sagat slips the punch.
A jab from Sagat misses.
Sagat lands with an overhand left.
T A thuds a left hand into Sagat's body.
Sagat misses with a looping right.
Sagat misses with a hook. T A ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sagat.
T A looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sagat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
T A jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sagat manages to avoid the submission attempt.
T A is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sagat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T A tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
T A looks gassed!
T A is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sagat is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
T A is trying to get an arm triangle but Sagat is defending well.
Who's going to make the next move?
T A thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagat tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sagat manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sagat manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
T A prevents Sagat from getting back to his feet.
Sagat keeping full guard, as T A tries to pass.
Sagat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in T A's guard.
T A looking for a guillotine here but Sagat defends easily.
Sagat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sagat pushing down on T A's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sagat controlling the action here.
Sagat stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T A ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
T A throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
T A closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sagat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but T A was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagat.
T A scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sagat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but T A moves away.
A punch combination from Sagat misses.
T A throws a right hand that Sagat ducks under and follows up with a left that Sagat also avoids with ease.
T A throws a right hand that Sagat ducks under and follows up with a left that Sagat also avoids with ease.
Sagat lands a glancing blow to the side of T A's head.
Sagat misses with a wild combination.
T A moves away from the strike by Sagat.
Good exchange - T A coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
T A dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat looks to throw the jab but T A is out of range.
T A uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sagat.
Sagat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sagat slips a jab and a cross from T A.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by T A!
Sagat misses with a combination
and T A counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
T A lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
Sagat throws a series of punches but T A moves out of range.
Sagat stuffs the takedown attempt from T A. T A gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
T A moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sagat dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
T A looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sagat is fending him off so far but T A persists. Nope, Sagat circles away and we're back to standing.
T A moves away from the strike by Sagat.
Sagat looks to land a left hand but T A moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for T A.
Sagat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sagat misses with a shot to the body
and T A counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
T A shoots in but Sagat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sagat's corner calls for a 1-2. Sagat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
T A throws a big shot that misses.
Sagat loads up on a big right hand but T A slips the punch.
T A looks to land a left hand but Sagat moved out of range nicely.
T A ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagat moves away.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but T A is just out of range.
Timo T A is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sagat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but T A moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sagat misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sagat looks to throw the jab but T A is out of range.
T A bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sagat's head backwards.
T A moves out of range as Sagat strikes.
Sagat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sagat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
T A scores with a nice strike.
Sagat scores with a one two! T A had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sagat dodges the punch combination from T A.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from T A.
T A dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
T A ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Sagat lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sagat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from T A.
Sagat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sagat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from T A misses.
T A misses with a wild combination.
T A feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sagat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for T A on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat keeping full guard, as T A tries to pass.
T A 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.
T A pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sagat is keeping the position for now.
Sagat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sagat tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T A thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sagat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sagat is on top in guard.
T A bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sagat's guard.
T A wants to pass the guard but Sagat is keeping the position.
Sagat is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sagat controlling the position.
T A stops Sagat from standing up.
Sagat looking for a sweep. Not yet Sagat, not yet.
Sagat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
T A slips nicely into half guard.
T A is trying to work for a kimura but Sagat is defending well.
Sagat manages to get to full guard.
T A stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sagat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sagat wriggles free and stands up.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
T A lands a glancing blow to the side of Sagat's head.
T A bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bob Sagat will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sagat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and T A counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
T A tries to pass to full mount but Sagat defends it.
Timo T A has got the better of the ground game so far.
T A is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sagat makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sagat with a nice cross.
T A staying out of range there.
Sagat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but T A manages to avoid it.
Sagat misses with a body shot.
T A tries to bum rush Sagat with a series of wild strikes but Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
T A fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sagat on the side of the head.
T A works the jab nicely.
T A falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sagat counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sagat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but T A circles away quickly and effectively.
T A throws a looping overhand right but Sagat ducks down to avoid it.
T A misses with a few strikes there.
Bob Sagat is winning the standup battle so far.
Sagat misses with a straight right.
Sagat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. T A looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
T A looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sagat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
T A thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sagat wants to stand up but T A is controlling him.
T A stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sagat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sagat pushes T A off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
T A throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagat.
Sagat lands a jab.
Sagat connects with a jab.
T A on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sagat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but T A circles away quickly and effectively.
Donk. T A catches Sagat right on the button with a cross.
T A lands with a nice combination. Sagat backs away looking to recover.
A jab from T A finds it's way through Sagat's defenses.
T A changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagat throws a jab but it's blocked by T A.
T A throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T A scores with a jab.
No joy there for T A, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Sagat misses.
T A avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
T A throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
T A fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sagat sprawls well initially but T A persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sagat kicks off T A and gets to his feet.
Sagat throws a shot from downtown. T A moves away and avoids it.
T A decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
T A wants to free his trapped foot but Sagat is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sagat has one foot on T A's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sagat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Timo T A has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
T A cracks a nice hook into Sagat's ribs.
T A fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
T A defending well as Sagat loads up on a big left hand.
T A misses with a wild combination.
Sagat misses with an uppercut.
Sagat throws a hook but T A blocks it.
T A lands with a right hand.
Sagat misses with a wild combination.
Sagat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat takes one on the button.
Bob Sagat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sagat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo T A comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sagat 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bob Sagat!
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