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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Savkov (ranked 203 p4p, 34 weight class) and Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 127 p4p, 22 weight class). Yancy Makaki Iii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Savkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makaki Iii misses with a leg kick
and Savkov counters with a single leg into guard. Makaki Iii didn't expect that.
Savkov works over Makaki Iii with some ground and pound from guard.
Savkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savkov throwing strikes but missing.
Savkov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Savkov passes Makaki Iii's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Makaki Iii keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Makaki Iii is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Makaki Iii is trying to control but can't.
Makaki Iii is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Savkov is staying active.
Makaki Iii keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Makaki Iii is not content to let Savkov control the position.
Savkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makaki Iii wants to get back to full guard.
Makaki Iii is trying is best to control the position here.
Savkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Makaki Iii doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Savkov.
Savkov is keen to just control but Makaki Iii is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Savkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Makaki Iii regains full guard. Nicely done.
Savkov wants to control from the top but Makaki Iii keeps moving.
Savkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makaki Iii has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Makaki Iii throws a jab when Savkov was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Savkov misses the target.
Savkov dives in for a single leg takedown but Makaki Iii sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Makaki Iii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makaki Iii's corner calls for a 1-2. Makaki Iii obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov gets the takedown into side control.
Makaki Iii can't do much from the bottom here.
Savkov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Makaki Iii can't do much from the bottom here.
Savkov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Makaki Iii is trying to control Savkov's posture but Savkov avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savkov trying to control the position but Makaki Iii is working away.
Savkov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Savkov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Savkov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Savkov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Savkov throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Makaki Iii works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Savkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Makaki Iii felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makaki Iii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Savkov.
Savkov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Makaki Iii is just riding it out for now. Savkov eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Savkov 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Savkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Makaki Iii, which made it look bad.
Makaki Iii is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Savkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Makaki Iii.
Good leg kick by Makaki Iii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Savkov throws a series of punches but Makaki Iii moves out of range.
Makaki Iii steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Savkov.
Makaki Iii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Savkov misses with a hook. Makaki Iii ducked under it nicely.
Savkov misses with a two punch combination.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savkov goes for a double leg but Makaki Iii avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Makaki Iii continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Makaki Iii tries to work over Savkov's front leg with a kick but Savkov checks it.
Savkov attempts a counter takedown but Makaki Iii avoids it well and moves away.
Makaki Iii staying out of range there.
Makaki Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makaki Iii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Makaki Iii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Savkov defending well as Makaki Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Makaki Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savkov throws out the jab.
Makaki Iii throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Savkov blocks the leg kick.
Savkov misses with a looping right.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick but Savkov avoids it.
Makaki Iii misses with a head kick.
Savkov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Makaki Iii's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The fighters circle momentarily. Savkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makaki Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Savkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makaki Iii.
Savkov lands with a hook. Makaki Iii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yancy Makaki Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick, looking for Savkov's leg but Savkov calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Makaki Iii misses.
Makaki Iii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savkov shoots in looking for a takedown but Makaki Iii manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Savkov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Savkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makaki Iii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Savkov. That did some damage!
Savkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makaki Iii can do to turn this around?
Nice straight punches there by Makaki Iii. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Makaki Iii.
Savkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Makaki Iii has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makaki Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savkov is working for takedown but Makaki Iii is calmly controlling the position for now.
Savkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makaki Iii misses with some punches.
I was talking to Savkov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Makaki Iii is pressed up against the cage. Savkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Makaki Iii down to the mat. Makaki Iii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Savkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii scores with a push kick.
Savkov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Savkov throws a hook but Makaki Iii blocks it.
Makaki Iii slips under a jab.
Makaki Iii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Makaki Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makaki Iii misses with a leg kick.
Yancy Makaki Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makaki Iii stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Makaki Iii wants it to stay on the feet.
Makaki Iii misses with a low kick.
Makaki Iii has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Savkov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Makaki Iii napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Savkov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Makaki Iii is not content to let Savkov control the position.
Savkov working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Makaki Iii keeps working.
Makaki Iii takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makaki Iii taking punishment in the form of punches.
Savkov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Makaki Iii is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Savkov off and has taken his back!
Makaki Iii gets his hands free as Savkov looks to control.
Savkov breaks Makaki Iii's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Makaki Iii has Savkov pulled in close to control his posture.
Makaki Iii is trying to control the position but Savkov postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yancy Makaki Iii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Makaki Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makaki Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savkov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makaki Iii defends it nicely.
Makaki Iii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Makaki Iii tries to clinch but Savkov moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Savkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makaki Iii slips a jab from Savkov.
Makaki Iii throws a hook to the side of Savkov's head but Savkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makaki Iii swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makaki Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savkov misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov misses with a wild body shot.
Makaki Iii throws a head kick that misses
and Savkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Savkov misses the jab.
Makaki Iii avoids the body shot from Savkov.
Makaki Iii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Savkov checks a low kick from Makaki Iii.
Savkov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Makaki Iii avoids the body shot from Savkov.
Makaki Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Savkov moves out of range easily.
Savkov throws a hook to the side of Makaki Iii's head but Makaki Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Savkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savkov shoots and misses
and Savkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savkov throws a big shot that misses.
Savkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makaki Iii.
Makaki Iii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Makaki Iii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savkov.
Makaki Iii tries to land a front kick but Savkov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makaki Iii slaps away a takedown attempt from Savkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Savkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makaki Iii is looking to clinch.
Savkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makaki Iii misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Savkov misses the target.
Savkov moves out of range as Makaki Iii strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savkov misses with a looping left.
Savkov throws a series of punches but Makaki Iii avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaki Iii lands a really nice looking cross but Savkov seems unphased.
Makaki Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makaki Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Savkov moves out of range easily.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick but Savkov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Savkov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Makaki Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Savkov's shoulder, as Savkov tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Makaki Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Makaki Iii misses.
Makaki Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savkov missing with a left hand there. Makaki Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savkov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Makaki Iii was covering up waiting for the punch and Savkov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Savkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Makaki Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makaki Iii is controlling Savkov's posture.
Savkov trying to control but Makaki Iii is working from the bottom.
Savkov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Makaki Iii is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Savkov being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savkov throwing strikes from guard but Makaki Iii blocks nicely.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
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 Pavel Savkov.
I think Savkov 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pavel Savkov!
Pavel Savkov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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