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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ionut Sava (ranked 5777 p4p, 24966 weight class) and Travis Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 548 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ionut Sava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Carter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter fails with the takedown
and Sava counters by clinching up.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Sava pulls guard effortlessly.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Sava is retaining full guard.
Sava wriggles free and stands up.
Carter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sava counters with a big head kick but Carter shrugs it off.
Ionut Sava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter has his takedown stuffed
and Sava counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a combination
and Sava counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sava.
Sava pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sava avoids the body shot from Carter.
Sava drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carter sprawls and moves away.
Travis Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sava lands with a kick to the temple. Carter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carter shoots and misses
and Sava counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carter tries to clinch up
and Sava counters with a head kick.
Carter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sava.
Sava throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sava scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to clinch up
and Sava counters with a shoot takedown. Carter fights it but they end up in guard.
Carter is looking to stand back up but Sava counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Carter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sava controlling the pace.
Carter tries to roll over but Sava keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sava working the head and body with strikes.
Sava stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A head kick from Sava lands but Carter takes it in his stride.
Carter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sava counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carter won't be happy with that.
The ground and pound from Sava seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sava working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Carter trying his best to control but Sava has mounted him.
Carter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sava. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sava looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sava lands a big shot there that rocks Carter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sava lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sava working Carter over with strikes here.
Sava controlling from the full mount.
Sava wants to finish this one by submission but Carter is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sava.
Sava landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ionut Sava dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Carter throws a right hand that Sava ducks under and follows up with a left that Sava also avoids with ease.
Carter fails with the takedown
and Sava moves into the clinch.
Sava lands a takedown into guard.
Sava works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sava is taking a breather. Carter says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Carter looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sava decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Carter fails with the takedown
and Sava counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sava with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sava throws a head kick that Carter semi-blocks.
Sava looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter being controlled here, momentarily.
Sava working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carter's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sava engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sava seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Carter for as long as he can get away with.
Carter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sava cracks Carter with a solid left hand.
Sava engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sava working some strikes from top position.
Carter has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sava has passed into side control.
Sava will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sava moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four 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 cracks Carter with a big right hand but Carter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sava lands a nice forearm strike.
Sava really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sava stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter misses with a takedown
and Sava counters with a takedown into side control.
Ionut Sava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Carter.
Carter is trying to strike from the bottom but Sava has passed into full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ionut Sava dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sava lands with a kick to the temple. Carter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carter throws a lazy head kick
and Sava counters with a takedown into side control.
Sava is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Carter is trying to control Sava's posture but Sava avoids it.
Carter is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sava is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sava takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sava landing strikes from the mount.
Sava lands a heavy elbow.
Carter taking shots to the head.
Sava is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sava content just to control the position here.
Sava 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.
Sava continues to stall.
Sava is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Carter can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sava controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sava postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carter looks a forlorn figure.
Carter tries to lock up and control but Sava gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sava scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carter?
Sava landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter can't escape the position.
Sava punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sava in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sava working Carter over with strikes here.
Sava has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carter's face.
Sava lands a big elbow.
Sava controlling the position easily from mount.
Sava working Carter over with strikes here.
Sava controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sava cracks Carter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carter is looking to improve his position but Sava isn't that keen on the idea.
Sava controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ionut Sava showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sava has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ionut Sava!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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