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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wrestler Savvy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Patrick Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wrestler Savvy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neil Patrick Harris!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savvy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savvy instigates a clinch.
Savvy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Savvy has him pressed against the cage.
Savvy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Harris.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Savvy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savvy circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savvy is looking to clinch.
Savvy has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Savvy has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Savvy is defending well.
Savvy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris wants to break free but Savvy has control.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Savvy is stalling here.
Savvy working aggressively here.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Savvy clinches up with Harris and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris blocks a body shot from Savvy.
Savvy misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Savvy misses.
Savvy staying out of range there.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savvy slips a straight right by Harris.
Savvy rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris pulls guard successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savvy wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Savvy stands and steps away. Harris gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savvy looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Savvy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Savvy throws a head punch that misses.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Savvy keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Savvy misses with some punches.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savvy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Savvy misses with a straight right.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Savvy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Savvy saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savvy darts in trying to clinch
so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Savvy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Harris working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Savvy wants to sweep but no luck.
Savvy pulls Harris in close to prevent any damage.
Harris preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Neil Patrick Harris will probably get the nod.
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.
Savvy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wrestler Savvy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savvy throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Savvy moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
A big right from Savvy misses.
Neil Patrick Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris tried to score with a low kick but Savvy checks it.
Savvy is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Savvy misses the shot to the body.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Savvy checks it well.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savvy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Savvy momentarily.
Savvy throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savvy.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Savvy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Savvy finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
Savvy closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Savvy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savvy pushes Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris blocking some punches.
Savvy gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Savvy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savvy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Savvy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Savvy is controlling the position.
Savvy is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Savvy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Neil Patrick Harris has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Savvy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savvy.
Savvy struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Savvy tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Savvy back against the cage.
Savvy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Savvy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savvy misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Savvy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Savvy misses with a punch to the body.
Savvy throws a head punch that misses.
Savvy keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Savvy scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Savvy cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Savvy tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savvy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savvy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Savvy.
Savvy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Savvy is controlling him.
Harris lands a right hand.
Savvy swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savvy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Savvy has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Savvy misses with a body punch.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Savvy won't allow it.
Savvy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Savvy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Savvy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestler Savvy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Neil Patrick Harris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Savvy throws a body shot but no joy.
Savvy is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Savvy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savvy takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Savvy scores with a nice right hand.
Savvy is looking to clinch.
A big right from Savvy misses.
Savvy darts in trying to clinch
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savvy thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Savvy moves to clinch but Harris breaks away
and Harris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Savvy lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Savvy.
Savvy throws a head punch that misses.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Savvy keeps him there for the moment.
Savvy slowing the pace effectively.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris misses with the combination.
Savvy moves forwards but Harris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savvy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Savvy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savvy misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Savvy.
A short uppercut from Savvy.
Savvy working aggressively here.
Savvy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris prevents a body shot from Savvy.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris is trying to break free.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Savvy pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Savvy has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Savvy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Wrestler Savvy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris blocking some punches.
Savvy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris throws a series of punches but Savvy avoids them all with ease.
Savvy tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
A lazy left from Savvy finds it's target.
Savvy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Savvy misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a three punch combo that has Savvy backing up. Savvy nods at Harris to acknowledge the strikes.
Savvy misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savvy connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savvy throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savvy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris throws a right and a left that Savvy avoids nicely.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Savvy.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Savvy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Savvy instigates a clinch.
Neil Patrick Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savvy wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Savvy moved out of range.
Good work by Savvy as he checks the leg kick.
Savvy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wrestler Savvy.
I think Savvy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Wrestler Savvy!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Wrestler Savvy!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Wrestler Savvy!
Wrestler Savvy wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
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