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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sylus Sativa (ranked 978 p4p, 1202 weight class) and Richmond Belvedere (ranked 111 p4p, 138 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sylus Sativa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sativa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Richmond Belvedere has been cut.
Belvedere ducks under a wild hook from Sativa.
Belvedere fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sativa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sativa takes one to the chin there.
Sativa throws an off balance right hand
and Belvedere counters with a nice uppercut.
Sativa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Belvedere has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sativa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belvedere.
Belvedere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sativa.
Sativa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sativa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Belvedere fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belvedere gets the takedown into side control.
Belvedere prevents Sativa from escaping the position.
Sativa is not content to let Belvedere control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Belvedere tries to advance to mount but Sativa denies him.
Belvedere throws a strike aimed at the side of Sativa's head but Sativa avoids it well.
Belvedere remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sativa regains half guard, as Belvedere was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belvedere thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belvedere not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sativa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sativa trying to control from the bottom.
Belvedere is looking to take a break and control but Sativa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Belvedere shoots for a takedown but Sativa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Decent striking displayed by Sativa there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sativa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sativa missing with a left hand there. Belvedere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belvedere fails to land with a series of punches.
Sativa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belvedere was well out of range. Poor timing from Sativa.
Sativa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belvedere.
It looked like Sativa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Belvedere.
Sylus Sativa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belvedere blocks a jab.
Sativa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Belvedere to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Belvedere trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belvedere trying to control the position from guard on top but Sativa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere looking to sit in guard and control but Sativa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belvedere looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sativa is one step ahead there.
Sativa wants to stand but Belvedere is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richmond Belvedere will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richmond Belvedere's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sativa leaves Belvedere with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sativa connects with a body shot.
Sativa swings for the body but Belvedere moves out of range.
Sativa blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Sativa misses its target.
Belvedere gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Belvedere takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Belvedere comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sativa throws a hook but Belvedere avoids it easily.
Sativa just misses with a punch to the body.
Sativa swings for the body but Belvedere moves out of range.
A jab from Belvedere does it's job there.
Belvedere misses with a body shot.
Belvedere fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sativa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Belvedere checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Belvedere on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Belvedere.
Belvedere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sativa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sativa tries to clinch but Belvedere moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Belvedere on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sativa.
A slow jab from Belvedere misses its intended target.
Sativa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belvederes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sativa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sativa gets caught flat footed, as Belvedere shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Belvedere looking to sit in guard and control but Sativa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sativa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Belvedere is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belvedere prevents Sativa from improving his position.
Belvedere throwing shots but Sativa is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere is trying to control the action in half guard but Sativa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sativa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sativa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Belvedere manages to get himself to full guard.
Belvedere throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sativa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Richmond Belvedere has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belvedere looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sativa passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sativa is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Belvedere wants to control but Sativa is keeping busy.
Belvedere wants to get back to full guard.
Belvedere looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sativa wants to stand up but Belvedere is controlling the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Belvedere manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Belvedere is trying to keep Sativa in close.
Belvedere is looking for a triangle but Sativa pushes his legs off easily.
Sativa wanted to stand there but Belvedere had control of the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Belvedere looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Belvedere closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sativa works Belvedere's body with a nice hook.
Belvedere misses with a takedown attempt - Sativa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A shot to the body from Sativa misses
and Belvedere counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sativa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belvedere counters with a left to the body.
Sativa tries to bum rush Belvedere with a series of wild strikes but Belvedere uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sylus Sativa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richmond Belvedere's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice cross by Belvedere.
Belvedere throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belvedere. Sativa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sativa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belvedere takes a swing at Sativa's ribcage but misses.
Sativa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belvedere thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sativa moves into the clinch.
Belvedere blocks a body shot from Sativa.
Belvedere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belvedere lands a left hand.
Belvedere gets through Sativa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sativa has a couple of punches blocked by Belvedere.
Still in the clinch, Belvedere scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belvedere lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sativa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sativa tries to work over Belvedere's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sativa lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Belvedere.
Sativa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sativa pushes Belvedere back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belvedere swings wildly with an uppercut but Sativa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belvedere works on Sativa's body with a couple of short punches.
Sativa pushes Belvedere back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sativa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belvedere scores with a shot to the side of Sativa's head.
Sativa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belvedere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sativa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sativa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belvedere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sativa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sativa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Belvedere.
A body shot lands from Belvedere.
Sativa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belvedere backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere misses with a body punch.
Sylus Sativa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belvedere lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sativa backwards.
Sativa lands a body punch.
Belvedere lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sativa lands a shot to the body.
Sativa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sativa misses with a body punch.
Belvedere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belvedere misses with some punches.
Sativa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sativa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belvedere backwards.
Belvedere swings wildly with an uppercut but Sativa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sativa lands with a right to the head.
Belvedere throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belvedere swings wildly with an uppercut but Sativa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sativa scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sativa lands with a left to the head.
Sativa lands with a left to the head.
Belvedere prevents a body shot from Sativa.
Belvedere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sativa works on Belvedere's body with a couple of short punches.
Sativa tries to throw a body punch but Belvedere avoids it by throwing Sativa back against the cage.
Belvedere throws a head punch that misses.
Sativa misses with some punches.
A short right from Sativa.
A hook to the body from Sativa.
Richmond Belvedere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belvedere prevents a body shot from Sativa.
Sativa scores with a hook to the body.
Belvedere working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sativa blocking some punches.
Sativa throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belvedere.
Belvedere stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sativa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belvedere blocks an uppercut.
Belvedere lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sativa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belvedere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sativa struggles to land a body shot inside as Belvedere controls his hands.
Belvedere's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belvedere gets through Sativa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belvedere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sativa misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sativa.
Belvedere blocks a body shot from Sativa.
Belvedere tries to work over Sativa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sativa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Sativa.
Belvedere misses with a punch on the inside.
Belvedere lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sativa throws a punch but it's blocked by Belvedere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sativa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sylus Sativa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sativa 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight for Sylus Sativa!
Judge Topper Green scores the fight for Sylus Sativa!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Sylus Sativa!
Sylus Sativa wins by unanimous decision!
Sylus Sativa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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