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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sava Savov (ranked 2471 p4p, 133 weight class) and Marcos Budinha (ranked 3140 p4p, 157 weight class). Marcos Budinha told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sava Savov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Budinha!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budinha clinches.
Budinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savov manages to break the clinch.
Budinha moves into the clinch successfully.
Savov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Budinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savov taking a breather.
Savov stalling against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
Budinha managing to block the knees to the body from Savov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savov misses with a knee strike.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savov tries to pull guard but Budinha won't allow it.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
Savov breaks the clinch.
Savov wants to clinch up but Budinha keeps it at a distance.
Budinha wants to counter the offense by Savov and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savov throws a head kick that misses.
Budinha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Savov, pushing him back against the cage.
Budinha missing with knees to the body.
Budinha has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Savov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Budinha can turn it around.
Savov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Savov.
Budinha avoiding damage as Savov throws knees to the body.
Budinha stalling.
Savov tries a body shot but Budinha blocks it.
Savov is trying to pull guard but Budinha has him pressed against the cage.
Savov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sava Savov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Budinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Budinha.
Budinha managing to block the knees to the body from Savov.
Savov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Savov jumps guard but Budinha turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Savov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budinha landing knees to the head.
Budinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Savov missing with knees to the body.
Savov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Budinha walks away with a smile on his face. Savov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Budinha rushes Savov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Savov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savov can't break the clinch.
Budinha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Budinha obliges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Savov looking to throw knees to the head but Budinha is blocking nicely.
Budinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Budinha looking to slow down the pace here.
Savov letting Budinha take a breather here.
Savov throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Budinha managing to block the knees to the body from Savov.
Budinha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Savov jumps guard.
Savov is looking to stand up but Budinha isn't so interested in that idea.
Savov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Budinha manages to pass to side control.
Savov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Savov keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budinha decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Savov moves into the clinch successfully.
Budinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Savov won't want to take too many of those.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Savov avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Budinha avoiding damage as Savov throws knees to the body.
Budinha misses with a knee to the head.
Savov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Budinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savov's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savov trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Savov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savov darts in and clinches Budinha up against the cage.
Budinha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savov avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Savov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Savov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Budinha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Savov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Budinha tries to land knees in the clinch but Savov avoids the damage to the body.
Savov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Savov trying to land knees to the body.
Savov avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Savov.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Savov tries to pull guard but Budinha won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sava Savov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
Budinha slowing the pace effectively.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Budinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Savov tries to score a body lock takedown but Budinha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Budinha as Savov tries to tie him up.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the head but Savov blocks with his arms.
Savov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Budinha walks away with a smile on his face. Savov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Budinha closes the distance and clinches.
Savov is trying to force a seperation but Budinha has the dominant position.
Budinha managing to block the knees to the body from Savov.
Budinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Budinha connects with a knee to the head.
Savov trying to control the position but instead, Budinha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Savov into the cage.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savov tries to pull guard but Budinha won't allow it.
Savov managing to block the knees to the body from Budinha.
Savov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Budinha is keeping busy.
Budinha avoiding damage as Savov throws knees to the body.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Savov taking a breather.
Savov tries to circle away but Budinha has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Budinha as Savov tries to tie him up.
Savov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Budinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Savov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savov tries to pull guard but Budinha won't allow it.
Budinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Budinha effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Savov won't want to take too many of those.
Savov trying to stall but Budinha improves his position.
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Savov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Budinha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Budinha is pushing Savov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Savov takes an elbow to the temple.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Savov connects with a knee to the head.
Budinha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Budinha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Budinha looking to throw knees to the head but Savov is blocking nicely.
Savov fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Budinha.
Budinha looking to throw knees to the head but Savov is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savov tries to pull guard but Budinha won't allow it.
Budinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Savov won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Budinha.
Budinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savov avoids it.
Savov managing to block the knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha prevents the takedown attempt.
Budinha lands a knee to the head.
Budinha misses with a knee strike.
Savov tries to land a knee to the head but Budinha blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Budinha.
Savov looking to slow down the pace here.
Budinha with a knee to the head.
Budinha trying to land knees to the body.
Budinha avoiding damage as Savov throws knees to the body.
Savov is trying to pull guard but Budinha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Savov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Budinha to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Budinha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Savov has closed the distance and engaged Budinha in a clinch.
Savov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Budinha smiles and moves away.
Savov blocks a head kick by Budinha.
Savov avoids the head kick by Budinha.
Savov scores with a head kick. Budinha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Budinha has managed to clinch.
Savov tries to pull guard but Budinha holds him up against the cage and eventually Savov drops back down to his feet.
Budinha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Savov trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Budinha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savov scores with a knee to the head.
Budinha working Savov over with knees to the body.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Savov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marcos Budinha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Budinha managing to block the knees to the body from Savov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budinha lands an elbow inside that Savov shrugs off.
Budinha looking to slow down the pace here.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but Savov blocks it.
Savov avoiding damage as Budinha throws knees to the body.
Budinha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Budinha lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Savov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Budinha.
Budinha lands an elbow that stopped Savov in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Budinha.
Budinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Savov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Savov is rocked!
Budinha landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Budinha.
Sava Savov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Budinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Budinha connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Savov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Budinha blocks the elbow strike.
Savov working hard to break the clinch.
Budinha avoiding damage.
Budinha stalling against the cage.
Budinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Savov jumps into guard, dragging Budinha to the mat.
Savov seems to have got his legs back now.
Budinha decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Savov, up you get!
Budinha misses with a body kick.
Budinha darts in and clinches Savov up against the cage.
Budinha trying to control the position but instead, Savov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Budinha into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savov is trying to pull guard but Budinha turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sava Savov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Budinha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Savov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savov wants a takedown.
Budinha avoiding damage as Savov throws knees to the body.
Savov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Budinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Savov's face.
Budinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savov is defending well for now.
Savov takes a knee to the side of the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Budinha lands a knee to the body.
Budinha is pushing Savov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Savov takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Budinha.
Budinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Savov blocks it with crossed arms.
Budinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Savov's defenses.
Budinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Budinha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savov pulls Budinha into guard.
Budinha won't allow Savov to sweep him here.
Budinha decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Budinha looks to score with a jab to the body but Savov is just out of range.
Budinha moves into the clinch successfully.
Savov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Budinha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Budinha connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Budinha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Budinha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Budinha!
Our winner, Marcos Budinha, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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