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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Vischi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes to the cage accompanied by "Twist of Cain" by Danzig. The key to victory for Rowan Savage has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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218 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rowan Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piero Vischi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage misses with a few strikes there.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vischi.
Vischi misses with a low kick.
Savage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vischi.
Vischi dodges the punch combination from Savage.
Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Vischi lands a head kick that stumbles Savage and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Rowan Savage has been cut.
Savage is looking to stand up but Vischi isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vischi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vischi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Savage trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vischi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Savage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Savage tries to get out of the position.
Vischi trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
Savage is trying to control the position but Vischi postures up.
Savage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vischi is trying to control but can't.
Savage stalling away here and it's allowed Vischi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Savage won't allow Vischi to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vischi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vischi working a defensive guard here.
Savage controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Savage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Savage trying to control the position but Vischi is working away.
Vischi is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Vischi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Savage wants to control but Vischi is keeping him busy.
Vischi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vischi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Savage is trying to escape back to his feet but Vischi uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Savage is trying to get back to full guard.
Vischi content to control rather than advance.
Savage is refusing to be controlled, as Vischi sits in half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Piero Vischi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Savage takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Savage.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vischi.
Vischi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Some wild striking there from Savage.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vischi.
A punch combination from Vischi misses.
Vischi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Savage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Savage misses with a combination
and Vischi counters with a low kick, right behind Savage 's knee.
Vischi misses the jab.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Rowan Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savage fails to land with a series of punches.
Savage throws a head kick but Vischi moves out of range.
Vischi looks to land a body kick but Savage moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piero Vischi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rowan Savage's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Savage stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vischi.
Vischi throws a head kick that misses.
Savage throws a head kick that misses
and Vischi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vischi breaks the clinch.
Vischi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Savage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vischi - the referee stops the clock and Savage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vischi. Savage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Savage throws a one two combo.
Savage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vischi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vischi blocks a head kick by Savage.
Savage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vischi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savage throws a right and a left that Vischi avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vischi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Savage takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Piero Vischi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Vischi throws a head kick that half lands.
Vischi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vischi - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi throws a head kick that misses.
Savage walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vischi.
Vischi throws a head kick that misses.
Vischi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vischi throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
A head kick lands from Vischi that sends Savage to the canvas. Savage tries to scramble back to his feet but Vischi brings him back down into side control.
Vischi controls the position.
Vischi advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vischi content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to lock up and control but Vischi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vischi controlling the position easily from mount.
Savage can't escape the position.
Vischi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Savage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Savage working to try and regain half guard.
Vischi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vischi controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Piero Vischi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Savage blocks the body kick.
Rowan Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Vischi.
Savage moves out of range of the body kick.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vischi.
Vischi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vischi throws a right hand that Savage ducks under and follows up with a left that Savage also avoids with ease.
Savage misses with a combination
and Vischi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vischi scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vischi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vischi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vischi stalls.
Nice body punch from Vischi - that landed with a thud.
Vischi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vischi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vischi misses with a wild body shot.
Vischi lands a glancing blow to the side of Savage's head.
Savage misses with a double jab
and Vischi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savage moves out of range of the body kick from Vischi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vischi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vischi scores with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vischi.
Vischi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Savage's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piero Vischi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rowan Savage's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Vischi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Savage misses with a combination
and Vischi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Savage really felt that one!
Rowan Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vischi throws a body kick that misses.
Vischi feints and then cracks Savage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Savage down.
Vischi lands with a kick to the temple. Savage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vischi misses with a head kick.
Savage will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vischi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vischi scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage avoids the head kick by Vischi.
Nice shot by Vischi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vischi.
Vischi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Savage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vischi fakes the leg kick and cracks Savage in the body.
Vischi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vischi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vischi feints and then cracks Savage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Savage down.
Some wild striking there from Savage.
Vischi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vischi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
Savage takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big left from Vischi misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vischi, right into the meat.
Savage blocks a head kick by Vischi.
Vischi misses with a body kick.
Vischi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Savage's sensitive parts.
Savage throws a series of punches but Vischi moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vischi.
Savage walks into a straight right hand from Vischi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vischi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Savage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vischi forces Savage back against the cage and clinches.
Vischi breaks from the clinch.
Vischi scores with a spinning back kick!
A good leg kick by Vischi.
Vischi throws a body kick that misses.
Vischi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vischi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vischi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vischi.
Vischi looks to land a body kick but Savage moved away.
Vischi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vischi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Savage misses
and Vischi counters with a good, hard body kick but Savage shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vischi.
Savage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vischi.
Vischi misses with a head kick.
Vischi throws a head kick that misses.
Vischi is looking to slow Savage down with leg kicks.
Savage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vischi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Savage's knee momentarily.
Rowan Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vischi forces Savage back against the cage and clinches.
Vischi lands an elbow inside that Savage shrugs off.
Vischi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savage throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Vischi to counter with a crisp jab.
Vischi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vischi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vischi throws a jab but it's blocked by Savage.
Savage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vischi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Savage's knee momentarily.
Piero Vischi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savage throws a nice looking combination but Vischi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savage misses with a combination
and Vischi counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage misses with a double jab
and Vischi counters with a good, hard body kick but Savage shrugs it off.
Vischi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Vischi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vischi delivers a nice body kick.
Vischi lands a head kick!
Vischi scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Piero Vischi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vischi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piero Vischi!
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