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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuxedo Mickey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Saavedra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saavedra has chosen Cant be touched as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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250 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tuxedo Mickey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toni Saavedra!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saavedra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mickey swivels and escapes.
Saavedra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mickey but Mickey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mickey throws a series of punches but Saavedra moves out of range.
A combination from Mickey does no damage.
Saavedra shoots in but no luck this time.
Tuxedo Mickey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Saavedra.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saavedra.
Mickey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Saavedra's guard.
Saavedra looks gassed!
Mickey wants to stand but Saavedra has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mickey 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.
Saavedra has his foot on Mickey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mickey works his way back into a safe position though.
Mickey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickey tries to stand but Saavedra is controlling from the bottom.
Saavedra looking for subs off his back but Mickey has passed one foot through into half guard.
Saavedra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Mickey seems content to control.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like Mickey is going to stand back up.
Mickey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Saavedra looking for submissions off his back.
Mickey tries to stand and escape but Saavedra is controlling the position.
Saavedra looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mickey controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mickey stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mickey gets to his feet - Saavedra follows without any prompting.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mickey. That's going to slow Saavedra down.
Mickey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mickey throws a combination. Saavedra tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mickey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mickey pushes Saavedra up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saavedra fails to pull guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Mickey.
Saavedra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mickey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mickey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mickey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saavedra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mickey decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mickey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saavedra misses with a takedown attempt
and Mickey counters with a shoot takedown. Saavedra fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saavedra had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mickey is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Saavedra Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mickey's back instead.
Saavedra 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.
Saavedra is persistently looking for the submission but Mickey is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuxedo Mickey dominated that round.
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.
Saavedra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mickey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mickey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Saavedra working for a triangle but Mickey defends it easily.
Mickey controlling from the top position.
Mickey stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saavedra fails with the takedown
and Mickey counters with a nice leg kick.
Tuxedo Mickey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mickey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Saavedra looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saavedra has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Mickey escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Mickey!
Mickey controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickey has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Saavedra tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mickey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Saavedra looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mickey is defending well. Saavedra quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mickey has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Saavedra celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toni Saavedra!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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