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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Turo Herair (ranked 4262 p4p, 4319 weight class) and Ionut Sava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Turo Herair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ionut Sava!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sava throws a head kick that Herair semi-blocks.
Herair dives in for a single leg takedown but Sava sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sava manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Herair wants to stand and escape but instead Sava has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sava's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Herair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sava throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sava sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sava prevents Herair from getting back to his feet.
Sava is looking to work some ground and pound but Herair has wrist control.
Sava stays in close to Herair's body and controls the position.
Sava has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sava in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sava throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Herair works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Sava slips nicely into half guard.
Sava is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Sava decides to return to a standing position.
Turo Herair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herair misses with the combination.
Sava lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sava slips a jab and a cross from Herair.
Sava unleashes a big counter combination but Herair bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sava throws a head kick that Herair semi-blocks.
Herair misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herair moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Herair misses.
Herair misses with the combination.
Sava connects with a high kick.
Herair missing with a left hand there. Sava was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Herair moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSava.
Sava scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Herair. Those never looked like landing.
Herair throws a right hand that Sava ducks under and follows up with a left that Sava also avoids with ease.
Herair leaves Sava with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Herair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sava swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sava will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Herair seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Herair throws a right hand that Sava ducks under and follows up with a left that Sava also avoids with ease.
And Sava tries to counter it with a takedown but Herair pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sava avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sava throws a big counter head kick but Herair avoids it with no problem.
Herair just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ionut Sava dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Herair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sava counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sava.
Herair is trying to break the clinch but Sava is controlling him.
Sava is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sava decides to pull guard.
Sava looking to control.
Sava bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Herair's guard.
Herair is looking to stand up but Sava isn't so interested in that idea.
Sava preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sava wants to pass the guard but Herair is keeping the position.
Herair looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sava is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Herair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sava on the ground.
Sava with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sava 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.
Herair is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Herair seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
Sava stands up from Herair's guard - Sava perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sava misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Herair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sava holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sava pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sava dodges the punch combination from Herair.
Herair throws a series of punches but Sava moves out of range.
Sava goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No joy there for Herair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sava shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick from Sava lands but Herair takes it in his stride.
Herair is rocked!
Sava connects with a stiff jab that staggers Herair - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ionut Sava!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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