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Event:
IFC XXXIII
Date: Jan 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Sablic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sablic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ram.
Zoran Sablic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ram throws a body punch but Sablic moves out of range.
Ram stuffs the takedown attempt from Sablic. Sablic gets slowly back to his feet.
Ram went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sablic with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Ram to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Sablic with that takedown attempt.
Battle Ram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoran Sablic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sablic tries for a takedown but Ram circles away easily
and Ram counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD2#
Ram gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sablic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Sablic prevents Ram from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sablic looking to pass the guard.
Sablic is looking to work some ground and pound but Ram has wrist control.
Sablic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sablic is looking to work some ground and pound but Ram has wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sablic throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sablic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ram was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sablic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ram seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sablic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sablic fails with the takedown
and Ram counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T2#
Sablic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sablic has his takedown stuffed
enabling Ram to counter with a crisp jab.
Sablic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ram tries to avoid it but Sablic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ram to the ground. Ram escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ram connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ram misses the jab.
Sablic shoots in but Ram avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sablic looks for a takedown but Ram sprawls well.#T3#
Sablic misses with a takedown
and Ram counters with a straight right hand.
Sablic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ram counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Battle Ram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sablic looks winded!
Sablic tries for a takedown but Ram circles away easily
and Ram counters with a left to the body.
Sablic misses with a takedown attempt
and Ram counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Zoran Sablic has been cut.
Ram scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sablic in his tracks.
Ram connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Ram misses.
It looks like Ram has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T4#
Sablic misses with a takedown
enabling Ram to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ram lands a nice shot to the body.
Ram is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ram works Sablic's body with a nice hook.
Ram lands a nice shot to the body.
Sablic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ram lands with a hook. Sablic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sablic goes for a double leg but Ram avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ram continues to drive forward.
Sablic throws out a loose jab but Ram uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Battle Ram dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Sablic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Sablic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Battle Ram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sablic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ram counters with a left to the body.
Ram lands a nice looking body shot.
Ram changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ram lands a nice shot that snaps Sablic's head back.
Ram throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sablic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ram lands with a nice body punch.
Sablic is breathing heavily.
Ram slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ram lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Ram. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ram.#T1#
Ram scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ram scores with a one two! Sablic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sablic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ram throws a series of punches but Sablic avoids them all with ease.
Ram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sablic.
Ram clobbers Sablic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ram lands with a right that hurts Sablic. Sablic looks to clinch but Ram throws a short knee that drops Sablic. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Battle Ram!
Battle Ram made sure to mention his sponsor, IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Event:
IFC XXX
Date: Dec 23, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Niyotrong enables Sablic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Niyotrong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Niyotrong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Niyotrong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sablic postures up.
Sablic working some strikes from top position.
Sablic lands a couple of digs.
Sablic scoring with some ground and pound.
Sablic distracts Niyotrong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sablic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Sablic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sablic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Niyotrong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Niyotrong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niyotrong trying to control from half guard but Sablic is working away.
Niyotrong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T1#
Niyotrong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sablic keeps working.
Niyotrong trying to control from Sablic's half guard. Sablic has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sablic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sablic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sablic keeping moving, preventing Niyotrong from controlling successfully.
Niyotrong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sablic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Niyotrong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Niyotrong stops Sablic from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Niyotrong wants to control from the top but Sablic keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Niyotrong connects with the punch.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Niyotrong misses.
Sablic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Niyotrong lands a jab to the nose.
Niyotrong cracks Sablic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sablic slips a straight right by Niyotrong.
Sablic shoots in but no luck this time. #T3#
That kick from Niyotrong tenderised Sablic's leg. Sablic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niyotrong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sablic fails to land the takedown.
Sablic fails with the takedown
and Niyotrong counters with a big head kick but Sablic shrugs it off.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoran Sablic.
Niyotrong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sablic closes the distance and clinches up with Niyotrong, looking for a takedown. Sablic pushes Niyotrong against the cage but Niyotrong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Niyotrong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sablic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CUT#
It looks like Zoran Sablic has been cut.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick which misses Sablic's front leg but catches the back leg as Sablic tries to avoid it.
Niyotrong throws a head kick that Sablic semi-blocks.
#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sablic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niyotrong swivels and escapes.
Niyotrong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Niyotrong scores with a jab to the body.
Sablic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Niyotrong.
Sablic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Niyotrong is fending him off so far but Sablic persists. Nope, Niyotrong circles away and we're back to standing.
Niyotrong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sablic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Niyotrong connects with a body shot.
Sablic shoots and misses
and Niyotrong counters with a straight right hand.
Sablic looks winded!
Niyotrong thuds a left hand into Sablic's body.
Niyotrong lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Sablic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Niyotrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Sablic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Niyotrong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Niyotrong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niyotrong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Niyotrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sablic's head.
Sablic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Niyotrong counters with a nice uppercut.
Niyotrong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Niyotrong scores with a four punch combination!
Niyotrong is looking to slow Sablic down with leg kicks.
Niyotrong fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niyotrong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niyotrong looks to land a combination but Sablic avoids it well.
Niyotrong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T1#
Sablic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Niyotrong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sablic.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoran Sablic.
Niyotrong throws a good cross that connects.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niyotrong, right into the meat.
Sablic misses with a takedown
letting Niyotrong counter with a right hand.
Sablic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#TD2#
Sablic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Niyotrong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sablic's best efforts.
Niyotrong tries to roll over but Sablic keeps him under control.#SUB#
Niyotrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sablic pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Niyotrong on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niyotrong is trying to stand back up but Sablic is controlling him
Niyotrong is pressing down on Sablic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sablic trying to control but Niyotrong is working from the bottom.
Sablic chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Niyotrong is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sablic defends well.
Sablic trying to control the position from guard on top but Niyotrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niyotrong trying to control the position.
Sablic lands a couple of digs.
Niyotrong has momentary wrist control but Sablic slips an elbow through the middle.
Niyotrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sablic can do to turn this around?#T3#
Niyotrong controls Sablic momentarily but Sablic frees himself.
Niyotrong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sablic is one step ahead there.
Sablic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Niyotrong's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niyotrong looking to control.
Niyotrong throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Niyotrong will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Niyotrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sablic has his takedown stuffed
and Niyotrong counters with a head kick. That will keep Sablic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Niyotrong connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niyotrong.
Sablic tries for a takedown but Niyotrong circles away easily
and Niyotrong counters with a series of strikes. Sablic will be more careful next time no doubt. #T4#
A nice leg kick lands there from Niyotrong.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sablic or perhaps it was just good defense by Niyotrong, which made it look bad.
Sablic ducks right into an uppercut from Niyotrong.
Niyotrong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sablic on the side of the head. #CUT#
That has opened up Zoran Sablic's cut even more.
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!
Sablic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Niyotrong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Niyotrong lands a head shot.
Niyotrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Sablic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Sablic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Niyotrong misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Sablic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab, jab by Niyotrong - just one landing.
Niyotrong jabs at Sablic's body.
Sablic dives in and grabs Niyotrong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Niyotrong pushes down on Sablic's head and hops out.
Niyotrong throws a quick counter head kick but Sablic was just out of range.
Niyotrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sablic's sensitive parts.
Sablic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Niyotrong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niyotrong throws a series of punches but Sablic avoids them all with ease.
Niyotrong scores with a leg kick.
Niyotrong scores with a shot to the body.
Sablic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sablic fails with the takedown
and Niyotrong counters with a three punch combo that has Sablic backing up. Sablic nods at Niyotrong to acknowledge the strikes.
Sablic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Sablic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sablic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sablic looks for a takedown but Niyotrong sprawls well.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoran Sablic.
Niyotrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Niyotrong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sablic.
Niyotrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Sablic is just out of range.
Niyotrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sablic's sensitive parts.
Sablic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Niyotrong misses with a two punch combination.
#T2#
Niyotrong throws a shot to the body.
Sirimongkol Niyotrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sablic fails with the takedown
and Niyotrong counters with a good, hard body kick but Sablic shrugs it off.
Niyotrong throws a good cross that connects.
Sablic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niyotrong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niyotrong lands a jab to the nose.
Niyotrong scores with a leg kick.
#TD2#
Sablic gets a takedown into half guard.#ES#
Niyotrong makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sablic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T3#
Sablic takes a kick to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sablic. Niyotrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Niyotrong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Niyotrong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sablic's calf.
Sablic fails with the takedown.
Niyotrong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sablic doesn't seem bothered though.
Niyotrong connects with an inside leg kick.
Niyotrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niyotrong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T4#
Niyotrong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sablic.
Niyotrong throws a leg kick which misses Sablic's front leg but catches the back leg as Sablic tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niyotrong lands a jab.
Sablic fails to land the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Niyotrong misses its target.
Zoran Sablic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niyotrong scores with a hook to the body. Sablic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Niyotrong dips to his left and cracks Sablic with an uppercut!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Niyotrong.
Sablic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sablic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sirimongkol Niyotrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Niyotrong, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sirimongkol Niyotrong!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Sablic shoots in but Klein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sablic slips a jab and a cross from Klein.
Sablic fails with the takedown.
Klein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Klein wants it to stay on the feet.
As Sablic looks to move away, Klein throws a big counter combo but Sablic just gets out of the way.
Boris Klein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoran Sablic.
Klein goes for a double leg but Sablic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sablic continues to drive forward.
Sablic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Klein defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Zoran Sablic has been cut.
Klein throws a right and a left that Sablic avoids nicely.
Sablic moves out of range as Klein throws a body kick.
Sablic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#T1#
Sablic shoots in for a takedown but Klein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL#
Klein closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Klein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Sablic with that takedown attempt.
Klein throws a quick counter head kick but Sablic was just out of range.
Klein displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sablic misses with a takedown attempt #KD#
and Klein counters with a crisp one two that drops Sablic! Klein thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sablic to his feet! Sablic is in big trouble!#CL#
Klein closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klein.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klein.
A short left from Klein.
Klein being controlled against the cage.#TD2#
Sablic wants the takedown. Klein is fighting it off but Sablic persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Klein's guard against the cage.#T2#
Sablic chips away with some ground and pound.
Sablic throws an elbow that misses. Klein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sablic's guard. Nice move by Klein!#REVR#
Sablic keeping moving, preventing Klein from controlling successfully.
Klein prevents Sablic from getting back to his feet.
Klein wants to control from the top but Sablic keeps moving. #T3##SU#
Klein stands and steps away. Sablic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL#
Klein moves into range and clinches up with Sablic.#BC#
Klein manages to break the clinch.
Sablic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Klein avoids it really well and circles away.
Klein misses with the combination.
Sablic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sablic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Klein defends it well.
Klein lands with a right hand. #CUT#
That has opened up Zoran Sablic's cut even more.
Sablic fails with a takedown attempt. #T4#
Klein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Klein rushes Sablic and presses him up against the cage.
Klein is working Sablic over against the cage.
Sablic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klein throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Klein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Klein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sablic has Klein pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Klein manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Klein manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Klein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Klein works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Klein just leaning against Sablic, taking a breather.
Klein lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Klein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Sablic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Klein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klein wants to clinch up but Sablic keeps it at a distance.
As Klein backs off Sablic throws a huge counter combo but Klein manages to avoid it all.
Boris Klein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sablic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Klein defends well and Sablic ends up having to push Klein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Klein lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sablic backs up against the cage.
Sablic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Klein circles away.
Sablic misses with a takedown attempt #KD#
and Klein counters with a nice right hand that sends Sablic toppling to the canvas! Sablic scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Klein finish him?!
Boris Klein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoran Sablic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klein closes the distance but Sablic moves to the side
and Sablic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klein thinking.
Klein throws a sloppy head kick and Sablic moves out of range easily. #CL#
Klein clinches up with Sablic and pushes him back against the cage.
Sablic is pressed up against the cage. Klein has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sablic down to the mat. Sablic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Klein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sablic leaves Klein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T1##CL#
Klein instigates a clinch.
Sablic looking for a takedown.
Klein is struggling to control the position.
Sablic wants to take the fight to the mat but Klein manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Klein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
The cut above Zoran Sablic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sablic looking for a takedown.
Sablic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC#
Klein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boris Klein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klein tries to clinch there but Sablic circles away.
#T2##CL#
Klein clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Klein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klein looks to land a combination but Sablic avoids it well.
Sablic shoots in looking for a takedown but Klein manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sablic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Klein seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Klein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sablic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Klein counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Sablic gets tackled into the cage by Klein. Klein maintains the clinch.
Klein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sablic can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Klein breaks the clinch.
Klein throws a body kick that misses.
Klein is looking to clinch.
Sablic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Klein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sablic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Sablic tries to keep at a distance but Klein has taken the fight into the clinch.#T3##BC#
Klein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sablic closes the distance and clinches up with Klein, looking for a takedown. Sablic pushes Klein against the cage but Klein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Klein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sablic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Sablic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sablic.
Klein leaves Sablic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Klein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sablic dodges the punch combination from Klein.
Klein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klein fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4##KD#
Oooooh!!! Klein has knocked Sablic down with a huge combo! Klein steps away and waves a wobbly Sablic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zoran Sablic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boris Klein!
An out of breath Boris Klein thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Blast Vegas 4 : Champions
Date: Jun 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Barkley misses with a hook to the body
enabling Sablic to counter with a crisp jab.
Charles Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkley scores with a hook to the body. Sablic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barkley stuffs the takedown attempt from Sablic. Sablic gets slowly back to his feet.
Barkley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sablic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barkley.
Sablic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sablic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Barkley misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Sablic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sablic.
Sablic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sablic stands up over Barkley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sablic trying to control but Barkley is working from the bottom.
Sablic is in close to Barkley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barkley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sablic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sablic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T1#
Sablic trying to control but Barkley is working from the bottom.
Barkley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barkley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sablic's guard. #REVR##ES2#
Sablic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barkley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Barkley lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Barkley.
Sablic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barkley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barkley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sablics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barkley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Barkley coming out on top.
Sablic is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T2#
Barkley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sablic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sablic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barkley as he jumps to the side.
Charles Barkley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoran Sablic.
Barkley swinging wildly here.
Sablic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barkley as he jumps to the side.
Sablic slips a jab from Barkley.
Barkley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barkley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barkley connects with a single shot there.
Sablic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barkley tries to avoid it but Sablic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barkley to the ground. Barkley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barkley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T3#
Barkley lands a really nice looking cross but Sablic seems unphased.
#CUT#
It looks like Zoran Sablic has been cut.
Barkley scores with a jab.
Barkley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD2#
Barkley gets caught napping as Sablic dives in and scores a takedown. Barkley manages to retain guard.
Barkley wants to sweep here but Sablic controlling him for the moment.
Sablic connects with a couple of short punches.
Sablic trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barkley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barkley tries to get out of the position.
Barkley trying to strike off his back.
Sablic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barkley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sablic is one step ahead there. #T4#
Sablic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sablic working some strikes from top position.
Sablic is stalling in the full guard.
Sablic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sablic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sablic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barkley trying to control the position.
Sablic works over Barkley with some ground and pound from guard.
Sablic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barkley 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Barkley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Sablic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Sablic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sablic lands a nice shot that snaps Barkley's head back.
Sablic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#TD2#
Sablic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barkley on his heels. He'll look to pass Barkley's guard now, I'm sure.
Sablic with a nice head shot there.
Barkley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sablic can do to turn this around?
Sablic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sablic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barkley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sablic on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sablic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sablic connects with a couple of short punches.
Barkley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sablic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sablic landing with the ground and pound. #T1#
Sablic chips away with some ground and pound.
Sablic distracts Barkley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sablic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sablic is working Barkley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sablic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sablic cracks Barkley with a solid left hand.
Sablic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barkley's head.
Sablic postures up and lands a big shot to Barkley's brow.
Barkley is looking to sweep but instead, Sablic has passed into half guard.
Sablic lands strikes from half guard.
Barkley is looking to control Sablic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barkley avoid being mounted?
Sablic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T2##SUB#
Barkley actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sablic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sablic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sablic working the head and body with strikes.
Sablic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sablic slips a nice elbow through Barkley's hands, connecting with Barkley's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sablic connects with a nice short shot to Barkley's temple.
Sablic drops an elbow to the side of Barkley's head.
Sablic trying to control the action but Barkley is working from the bottom. #T3#
Barkley taking some punishment here, with Sablic in his half guard.
Barkley taking some punishment here, with Sablic in his half guard.
Barkley taking some punishment here, with Sablic in his half guard.
Zoran Sablic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barkley is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Sablic there.
Sablic drops an elbow to the side of Barkley's head.
Sablic winds up and cracks Barkley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Sablic.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sablic in particular looking to stall.
Sablic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barkley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sablic scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sablic connects with a nice short shot to Barkley's temple. #T4#
Sablic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sablic drops an elbow to the side of Barkley's head. #ROC2#
Barkley is rocked!
Sablic is nestled in close to Barkley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sablic working Barkley over with strikes.
Sablic winds up and cracks Barkley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh Barkley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sablic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sablic working the head and body with strikes.
Sablic lands a big elbow - Barkley is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Sablic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoran Sablic!
Zoran Sablic is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Event:
Blast Vegas 2: The Contenders
Date: Jun 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Sablic slips a straight right by Thatcher.
Thatcher throws a series of punches but Sablic moves out of range.
Sablic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thatcher can pounce on him.
Thatcher tries to clinch there but Sablic circles away.
Sablic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thatcher throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Sablic counters with a shoot takedown. Thatcher fights it but they end up in guard.
Sablic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sablic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sablic with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sablic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sablic trying to control but Thatcher is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sablic landing some decent shots from guard.
Sablic trying to control but Thatcher is working from the bottom. #T1#
Sablic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sablic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sablic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thatcher keeping moving, preventing Sablic from controlling successfully.
Sablic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sablic throws a big right hand that misses.
Sablic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sablic could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sablic throws a big right hand that misses.
Sablic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thatcher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sablic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thatcher can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sablic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sablic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sablic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sablic connects with a couple of short punches.
Sablic is looking to work some ground and pound but Thatcher has wrist control.
Sablic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thatcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sablic throws an elbow that misses. Thatcher uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sablic's guard. Nice move by Thatcher!#REVB#
Sablic wants to stand up but Thatcher is controlling him. #T3#
Thatcher wanted to stand there but Sablic had control of the position.
Sablic wants to stand up but Thatcher is controlling him.
Thatcher wants to stand but Sablic is controlling his posture from full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thatcher is standing up over Sablic. Sablic looks to escape but Thatcher dives into side control.
#SU2#
Thatcher has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thatcher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sablic backs up against the ropes.
#CUT2#
It looks like Zoran Sablic has been cut.#TD#
Sablic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sablic working Thatcher over with strikes.
Sablic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thatcher pushes Sablic off looking to stand but Sablic dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sablic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sablic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sablic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Sablic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Sablic'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.
#R2#
Thatcher thuds his right hand into Sablic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thatcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Sablic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thatcher lands a really nice looking cross but Sablic seems unphased.
Sablic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sablic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Thatcher. No joy for Sablic on that attempt.
Thatcher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD#
Sablic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thatcher to the mat! Thatcher manages to get full guard.
Sablic stands up over Thatcher, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sablic trying to control the position from guard on top but Thatcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sablic postures up in Thatcher's guard and throws a big left but Thatcher blocks it. #T1#
Sablic postures up in Thatcher's guard and throws a big left but Thatcher blocks it.
Sablic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sablic working some strikes from top position.
Thatcher is looking to stand up but Sablic isn't so interested in that idea.
Sablic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sablic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sablic throws a big elbow that misses.
Sablic trying to control but Thatcher is working from the bottom.
Sablic stops Thatcher from standing up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
David Thatcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sablic checks a leg kick nicely.
Thatcher is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thatcher throws the left hand but Sablic avoids the punch easily.
Sablic is looking to counter punch.
Thatcher throws a body shot but no joy.
Sablic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sablic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thatcher is breathing heavily.
Thatcher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sablics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
David Thatcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thatcher misses with a hook.
Thatcher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thatcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thatcher misses with a hook. Sablic ducked under it nicely. #TD#
Sablic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thatcher is trying to defend but Sablic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sablic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thatcher's head. #T3#
Thatcher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sablic.
Sablic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sablic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sablic thows a huge punch but Thatcher dodges it nicely.
Thatcher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sablic.
Thatcher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thatcher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sablic working Thatcher over with strikes.
Thatcher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sablic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sablic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thatcher is refusing to be controlled, as Sablic sits in half guard. #T4#
Sablic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sablic working over Thatcher with some ground and pound. Thatcher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sablic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sablic thows a huge punch but Thatcher dodges it nicely.
Sablic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thatcher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sablic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thatcher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sablic.
Sablic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sablic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Sablic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Sablic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3##TD#
Sablic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sablic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sablic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Sablic crashes against the mat.
Sablic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sablic grinds an elbow into Thatcher's temple.
Sablic in side control, throwing shots but Thatcher defends.
Sablic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sablic taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sablic 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.
The ground and pound from Sablic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sablic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thatcher can do to turn this around?
Thatcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Sablic misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Sablic.
Sablic in side control, throwing shots but Thatcher defends.
Thatcher parries the strikes from Sablic easily there. Sablic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thatcher to escape.
Thatcher is not content to let Sablic control the position.
Thatcher taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sablic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zoran Sablic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sablic trying to control the action but Thatcher is working from the bottom.
Sablic working the ground and pound.#T2#
Sablic lands some shots froms side control.
Sablic trying to control the action but Thatcher is working from the bottom.
Sablic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sablic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thatcher keeps working.
Thatcher parries the strikes from Sablic easily there. Sablic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Thatcher to escape.
Sablic scoring with punches and elbows.
Sablic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thatcher to see if he's OK.#T3#
Thatcher defending against the ground and pound.
Sablic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thatcher sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sablic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sablic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sablic scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sablic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sablic looks up at the clock and then as Thatcher takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sablic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#ROC#
Thatcher is rocked!
Sablic trying to control the position but Thatcher is working away.
Thatcher takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sablic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Thatcher is still in real trouble! Can Sablic finish him?
Sablic trying to control the position but Thatcher is working away.
Thatcher seems to have recovered his senses.#T4#
Thatcher taking a bit of punishment here - Sablic scoring with strikes.
Thatcher is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sablic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sablic working the ground and pound.
Sablic tries to score with some ground and pound. Thatcher controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sablic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sablic cracks Thatcher with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thatcher is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sablic is looking to take a break and control but Thatcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sablic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thatcher sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Sablic clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Sablic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sablic.
Sablic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sablic wants to take a breather but Thatcher manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Sablic.
Sablic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thatcher's head.
Sablic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sablic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thatcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sablic.
Thatcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thatcher is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sablic pushing down on Thatcher's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T1#
Thatcher tries to kick Sablic off but Sablic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sablic stalling.
Thatcher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thatcher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sablic.
Sablic thows a huge punch but Thatcher dodges it nicely.
Sablic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sablic thows a huge punch but Thatcher dodges it nicely.
Sablic thows a huge punch but Thatcher dodges it nicely.
Thatcher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sablic.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T2#
Sablic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sablic working over Thatcher with some ground and pound. Thatcher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sablic thows a huge punch but Thatcher dodges it nicely.
Sablic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thatcher!
Sablic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sablic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sablic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sablic breaks from Thatcher's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sablic loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Thatcher scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sablic land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sablic stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoran Sablic!
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Event:
Blast Vegas 1: Genesis
Date: May 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Sablic shoots in for a double leg but Roa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sablic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sablic sprawls well. Sablic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roa gets slowly back to his feet.
Roa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sablic counters with a two punch combo.
Sablic shoots in looking for a takedown but Roa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sablic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL#
Sablic gets tackled into the ropes by Roa. Roa maintains the clinch.
Roa is working for takedown but Sablic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roa working Sablic over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sablic backwards.
Roa wants to take the fight to the mat but Sablic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alipate Roa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sablic is defending well.#BC#
Roa breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Roa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sablic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roa is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Sablic dives in and scores a takedown into Roa's guard.
Sablic trying to control the position from guard on top but Roa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sablic scoring with some ground and pound.
Sablic with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sablic won't allow Roa to get back to his feet.
Sablic is working Roa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sablic scoring with punches to the head and body. #ROC2#
Roa is rocked!
Sablic postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Roa covers up, he's hurt! Sablic keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Sablic and the ref steps in to end the fight! Sablic can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoran Sablic!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Punchy Punchy throws a looping overhand right but Sablic ducks down to avoid it.
Punchy Punchy lands a nice hook to Sablic's body. Sablic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Punchy Punchy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sablic takes one on the button.
Punchy Punchy tries to clinch up.
Sablic tries to counter with a takedown but Punchy Punchy is quick to defend against it.
Nice shot lands for Punchy Punchy.
Punchy Punchy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Punchy Punchy lands with a nice body punch.
Two Punchy Punchy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchy Punchy scores with a punch to the head.
Sablic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Punchy Punchy counters with a stiff right hand. #TD#
Sablic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Punchy Punchy to the mat! Punchy Punchy manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sablic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sablic wants to control from the top but Punchy Punchy keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Punchy Punchy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sablic landing with the ground and pound. #T1#
Sablic throwing strikes from guard but Punchy Punchy blocks nicely.
Punchy Punchy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sablic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sablic trying to control but Punchy Punchy is working from the bottom.
Sablic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sablic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sablic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Punchy Punchy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Punchy Punchy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sablic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sablic is looking to work some ground and pound but Punchy Punchy has wrist control.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sablic throwing strikes but missing.
Sablic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sablic throws a big right hand that misses.
Sablic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sablic looking to sit in guard and control but Punchy Punchy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Punchy Punchy prevents Sablic from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sablic trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sablic keeping moving, preventing Punchy Punchy from controlling successfully. #T3#
Punchy Punchy looking to sit in guard and control but Sablic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Sablic lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sablic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sablic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sablic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sablic works over Punchy Punchy with some ground and pound from guard.
Sablic lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Sablic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sablic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sablic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sablic trying to control but Punchy Punchy is working from the bottom.
Sablic connects with a couple of short punches.
Sablic cracks Punchy Punchy with a solid left hand.
Sablic scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sablic landing some decent shots from guard.
Sablic wants to control from the top but Punchy Punchy keeps moving.
Sablic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Punchy Punchy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Sablic 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.
#R2#
Punchy Punchy looks to land a left hand but Sablic moved out of range nicely.
Sablic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck for Sablic with that takedown attempt.
Punchy Punchy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Punchy Punchy misses the shot to the body.
Sablic throws a big counter combination but Punchy Punchy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Punchy Punchy misses with a body shot.
Punchy Punchy throws a big shot that misses.
Sablic feinted with a counter takedown.
Sablic shoots and misses
and Punchy Punchy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sablic.
Punchy Punchy is trying to control Sablic's posture but Sablic avoids it.
The strikes coming from Sablic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Punchy Punchy is not content to let Sablic control the position. #T1#
Sablic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Punchy Punchy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
An elbow from Sablic crashes against the mat.
Sablic misses with the ground and pound.
Punchy Punchy is looking for a sweep.
Sablic wants to control but Punchy Punchy is keeping him busy.
Sablic is staying tight to Punchy Punchy's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sablic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sablic throws a strike aimed at the side of Punchy Punchy's head but Punchy Punchy avoids it well.
Zoran Sablic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sablic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Punchy Punchy defending against the ground and pound.
Sablic working the ground and pound from side control.
Sablic throws a strike aimed at the side of Punchy Punchy's head but Punchy Punchy avoids it well.
Sablic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sablic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Punchy Punchy some visible discomfort.
Sablic could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sablic working the ground and pound.
Sablic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punchy Punchy can do to turn this around?
Sablic working the head with strikes.
Punchy Punchy is breathing heavily.
Punchy Punchy parries the strikes from Sablic easily there. Sablic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Punchy Punchy to escape.
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.
Sablic cracks Punchy Punchy with a big right hand but Punchy Punchy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sablic working the body and head with strikes. #T3#
Sablic lands some shots froms side control.
Punchy Punchy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sablic scoring with punches from side control.
Sablic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sablic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sablic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sablic scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sablic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Punchy Punchy down.
Sablic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sablic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Punchy Punchy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sablic landing strikes. #T4#
Sablic staying calm.
Sablic cracks Punchy Punchy with a big right hand but Punchy Punchy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Punchy Punchy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sablic throws an elbow but Punchy Punchy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sablic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sablic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sablic lands some shots froms side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sablic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sablic grinds an elbow into Punchy Punchy's temple.
Sablic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Sablic dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Punchy Punchy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sablic is looking to counter punch.
Sablic fails with a takedown attempt.
Punchy Punchy misses with a hook.
Two Punchy Punchy seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Sablic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Punchy Punchy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sablic.
Sablic is keen to just control but Punchy Punchy is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchy Punchy has hold of Sablic's hands but Sablic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sablic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punchy Punchy defending well though.
Sablic working the head and body with strikes.
Sablic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Punchy Punchy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sablic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Sablic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punchy Punchy defending well though.
Sablic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sablic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sablic wants to control but Punchy Punchy is keeping him busy.
Sablic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sablic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sablic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sablic lands a nice short elbow.
Sablic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Two Punchy Punchy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sablic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Punchy Punchy taking some punishment here, with Sablic in his half guard.
Sablic working Punchy Punchy over with strikes.
Sablic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sablic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Punchy Punchy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Sablic there.
Sablic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punchy Punchy defending well though.
Punchy Punchy has hold of Sablic's hands but Sablic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sablic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sablic is looking to take a break and control but Punchy Punchy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Sablic.
Sablic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Punchy Punchy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T3#
Punchy Punchy has hold of Sablic's hands but Sablic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sablic is keen to just control but Punchy Punchy is a slippery customer.
Punchy Punchy tries to kick Sablic off but Sablic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sablic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sablic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sablic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Punchy Punchy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sablic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Punchy Punchy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sablic.
Sablic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sablic connects with a nice short shot to Punchy Punchy's temple.
Sablic is keen to just control but Punchy Punchy is a slippery customer.#T4#
Punchy Punchy has hold of Sablic's hands but Sablic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sablic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sablic lands a nice short elbow.#ROC#
Punchy Punchy is rocked!
Punchy Punchy is staying active underneath Sablic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sablic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Punchy Punchy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Punchy Punchy is still in real trouble! Can Sablic finish him?
Sablic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Punchy Punchy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Punchy Punchy is refusing to be controlled, as Sablic sits in half guard.
Sablic stalling.
Zoran Sablic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sablic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Sablic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sablic, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Sablic!
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