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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Savickiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Gugenheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gugenheim is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Atomic Dog by George Clinton. The key to victory for Alexei Savickiy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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167 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Savickiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Gugenheim!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savickiy lands with a good body shot.
Savickiy shoots in looking for a takedown. Gugenheim tries to sprawl out of it but Savickiy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gugenheim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Savickiy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gugenheim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Savickiy somewhat.
Gugenheim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savickiy as he avoids it easily.
Savickiy tries for a takedown but Gugenheim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Savickiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savickiy shoots in looking for a takedown but Gugenheim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Savickiy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Savickiy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gugenheim circles away.
Savickiy lands an overhand right.
Savickiy shoots and misses
and Gugenheim counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gugenheim.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gugenheim looking to pass the guard.
Gugenheim advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savickiy is not content to let Gugenheim control the position.
Gugenheim wants to work for an arm triangle but Savickiy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gugenheim is working for a submission of some sort.
Savickiy wants to control but Gugenheim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gugenheim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Savickiy has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Savickiy controlling the position for now.
Gugenheim wants to work for an arm triangle but Savickiy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savickiy trying to control here.
Gugenheim seems to be working for a kimura but Savickiy defends the submission attempt.
Savickiy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gugenheim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gugenheim stopping the sweep attempt from Savickiy.
Gugenheim drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gugenheim jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gugenheim won't allow Savickiy to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gugenheim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gugenheim tries to free his leg and advance position but Savickiy is retaining full guard.
Savickiy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gugenheim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Savickiy wants to sweep here but Gugenheim controlling him for the moment.
Gugenheim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gugenheim drops back looking for a leg! Savickiy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Savickiy manages to kick Gugenheim off! Gugenheim jumps back into Savickiy's guard.
Savickiy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gugenheim stopping the sweep attempt from Savickiy.
Savickiy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gugenheim forces his way into half guard.
Savickiy is trying to get back to full guard.
Gugenheim is working for a kimura but Savickiy is defending it quite comfortably.
Savickiy scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gugenheim manages to mount him!
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savickiy wants to hold on but Gugenheim pushes him away.
Savickiy is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Gugenheim dominated that round.
That's time! Savickiy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Savickiy dives in and grabs Gugenheim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gugenheim pushes down on Savickiy's head and hops out.
Alexei Savickiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gugenheim fails to land the takedown.
Gugenheim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Savickiy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gugenheim pinned against the ropes. Gugenheim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gugenheim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Savickiy!
Gugenheim wants to control but Savickiy has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Gugenheim is looking for a kimura but Savickiy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gugenheim to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gugenheim is working for a kimura but Savickiy is defending it quite comfortably.
Savickiy trying to control here.
Gugenheim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gugenheim is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Savickiy defends it well.
Savickiy gets back to full guard.
Gugenheim drops back looking for a leg! Savickiy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Savickiy manages to kick Gugenheim off! Gugenheim jumps back into Savickiy's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savickiy working for a triangle but Gugenheim defends it easily.
Gugenheim drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gugenheim jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gugenheim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Savickiy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Savickiy wants to sweep but no luck.
Chad Gugenheim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gugenheim pushes down on Savickiy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gugenheim takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savickiy is trying is best to control the position here.
Savickiy is trying to control but can't.
Gugenheim is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Savickiy tries to get to full guard but Gugenheim has control of the leg.
Savickiy wants to control but Gugenheim is keeping busy.
Gugenheim throwing shots but Savickiy is blocking nicely.
Savickiy trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alexei Savickiy.
Gugenheim throws a body punch but Savickiy moves out of range.
Savickiy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gugenheim as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Savickiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savickiy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gugenheim pinned against the ropes. Gugenheim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gugenheim moves out of range as Savickiy strikes.
Savickiy stuffs the takedown attempt from Gugenheim. Gugenheim gets slowly back to his feet.
Savickiy connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savickiy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gugenheim as he avoids it easily.
Gugenheim throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Savickiy was covering up waiting for the punch and Gugenheim finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Gugenheim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gugenheim defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Savickiy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Savickiy.
Savickiy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Savickiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Savickiy shoots and misses
and Gugenheim counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Savickiy!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Savickiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gugenheim trying to control but Savickiy is having none of it.
Gugenheim looking for a guillotine from mount but Savickiy is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savickiy is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gugenheim looking for a guillotine from mount but Savickiy is having none of it.
Savickiy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gugenheim is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Savickiy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Savickiy wants to control but Gugenheim is having none of it.
Savickiy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gugenheim working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alexei Savickiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gugenheim is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Savickiy is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Savickiy flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gugenheim anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Savickiy and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gugenheim slips an arm under Savickiy chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gugenheim has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gugenheim is squeezing on Savickiy like an anaconda would it's prey. Savickiy fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chad Gugenheim!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chad Gugenheim waved his t-shirt featuring Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery 's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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