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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Savette (ranked 281 p4p, 757 weight class) and Rudolf Meine (ranked 27 p4p, 58 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 cm 26 148 12 - 4 - 0 |
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163 cm 34 138 25 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Paul Savette! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Meine slips under a jab from Savette. Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savette.
Savette swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Rudolf Meine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Meine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Meine tries to clinch and Savette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Meine checks a leg kick. Meine throws a chopping leg kick but Savette manages to avoid taking any serious damage. An attempted straight right counter from Savette misses the target. Meine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice shot by Savette. Savette lands a nice shot that snaps Meine's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meine. A leg kick checked by Meine. Meine moves away from the strike by Savette. Meine throws a leg kick but Savette sees it coming and moves out of range. A little feinted left hand from Savette on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Meine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savette manages to avoid it. Meine slips a jab from Savette. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Meine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Savette looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Meine throws out a loose jab but Savette uses good head movement to avoid it. Savette throws a hook to the side of Meine's head but Meine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Meine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Savette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meine sees it coming and avoids it easily. Meine throws a body kick that misses. Meine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Meine pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A good leg kick by Savette. Savette ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Meine needs to keep his hands up - Savette had a free shot at his head there. Meine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Meine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savette. Meine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savette thuds his right hand into Meine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Savette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Meine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savette. Meine moves out of range of the strikes. Meine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Savette tests Meine's chin there with a solid looking shot. Savette is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meine. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Meine misses with a jab to the body
and Savette counters with an outside leg kick.
Meine throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Meine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savette. Meine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Savette pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Meine with a nice calf kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Meine. Savette misses with a looping right. Savette looks to land a right hand but Meine moved out of range. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Meine checks a leg kick. A jab from Savette does it's job there. Savette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Meine slips under a jab. The fighters circle momentarily. Savette darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Savette takes one on the button. Meine looks to score with a jab to the body but Savette is just out of range. Meine just misses with a punch to the body.
Savette is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Meine throws a lazy right hand but Savette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Savette takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Meine slips a straight right by Savette. Savette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meine defending well as Savette loads up on a big left hand. Meine throws a shot from downtown. Savette moves away and avoids it. Nice shot by Meine. A good leg kick by Meine. Meine throws a shot to the body.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Meine scores with a jab to the body. Savette lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Savette misses. Meine jabs at Savette's body. Meine misses with a kick to the body and Savette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Savette avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Savette slips under a jab. Savette thows a left - swing and a miss! Savette misses with an uppercut. Meine saw that one coming. Savette thumps Meine with a low kick. Meine thows a left - swing and a miss! Savette throws a leg kick but Meine sees it coming and moves out of range. Meine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meine defending well as Savette loads up on a big left hand. Meine feints a jab promting Savette to slip. Meine then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Savette slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Meine throws a body shot but no joy. Meine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Meine slips under a jab. Meine moves out of range of the strikes. Savette checks a low kick from Meine.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Savette takes one on the button. Meine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Savette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Savette wants to land a leg kick but Meine is out of range. Savette throws a hook to the side of Meine's head but Meine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Meine looks to land a right hand but Savette moved out of range. Meine checks a leg kick nicely. It seemed like Meine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Meine throws a head kick that misses. Meine misses with a looping left. Savette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meine. Meine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Savette checks it well. No joy there for Meine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meine throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Meine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Meine lands a really nice looking cross but Savette seems unphased.
Savette misses with a straight right. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Savette is looking to slow Meine down with leg kicks. Meine connects with a body shot. Meine moves out of range of the strikes. Meine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Meine jabbing away but nothing is landing. Meine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rudolf Meine will probably get the nod. 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.
Meine throws a hook but Savette avoids it easily. As Meine backs away, Savette returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Savette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Meine lands with a good body shot. Savette throws a hook but Meine avoids it easily. Meine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Savette pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Meine tries to counter by closing the distance. Meine looks to score with a jab to the body but Savette is just out of range. Meine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Meine throws the kick towards the body but Savette avoids it. Savette blocks the body kick.
Savette throws a front kick aimed at Meine's knee but Meine avoids it well. Savette checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good work by Meine as he checks the leg kick. Meine takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Meine connects with an inside leg kick. Savette throws the left hand but Meine avoids the punch easily. Meine misses with a body punch
and Savette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Savette takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Savette connects with a solid leg kick. Meine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A low kick lands for Meine.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Savette with a nice calf kick. Meine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Meine connects with a crisp jab. Meine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Meine throws a right and a left that Savette avoids nicely. Rudolf Meine seems to be getting the better of the standup. Savette will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Savette cracks Meine with a good jab. Savette takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Meine throws a body punch but Savette moves out of range. Meine lunges at Savette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Savette's hand. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Meine lands with a right hand. A chopping leg kick lands by Savette. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Meine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savette moves away. Meine with a nice calf kick. A jab lands there for Savette. Meine lands with a shot to the body. A left lands for Savette. Savette finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Meine lands a nice looking body kick. Meine misses with a looping right. Savette throws out a leg kick but Meine moves out of range and Savette only half commits. Savette misses with an uppercut. Meine saw that one coming. Meine throws a hook but Savette avoids it easily. It looked like Savette wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Meine misses with a hook. Savette ducked under it nicely. Savette misses with an uppercut. Meine saw that one coming. Savette tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meine is able to avoid easily. A swing and a miss from Meine. The fighters circling - Meine throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A leg kick checked by Meine. Meine throws a leg kick that misses. Savette uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meine. Meine throws a shot to the body.
Meine looks to throw the jab but Savette is out of range. Savette lands a nice leg kick that just misses Meine's sensitive parts. Meine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savette sees it coming and avoids it easily. Savette missing with a left hand there. Meine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Meine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meine lands a leg kick that knocks Savette off balance momentarily. Meine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Meine checks a leg kick. A left lands for Savette. Savette lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Meine throws a leg kick and Savette counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Meine checks a leg kick. Savette misses with a body kick. Savette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Meine shapes to counter with a head kick. Savette throws a leg kick but Meine moved away. Savette throws a jab but it's blocked by Meine. Savette lands a high kick!
Meine throws a nice outside leg kick. Meine looks to score with a jab to the body but Savette is just out of range. Meine with a nice calf kick. Savette throws a hook but Meine avoids it easily. Meine throws a right and a left that both miss. Meine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Savette misses with a straight left. Meine throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Meine lands a jab to the nose.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Savette takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Meine throws a body kick that misses. Savette throws out a leg kick but Meine moves out of range and Savette only half commits. Meine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savette checks a leg kick. Meine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Meine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savette manages to avoid it. Savette avoids the body shot from Meine.
A cross from Savette lands. A swing and a miss from Meine. Savette appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Savette scores with a nice right hand.
A leg kick checked by Meine. A big left from Savette misses. Savette doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Meine moves away from the strike by Savette. Savette misses with a straight right. A jab from Meine does it's job there. Meine lands a nice shot that snaps Savette's head back.
Meine slips under a jab from Savette. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rudolf Meine will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Savette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Meine jabs Savette to the body, keeping him at a distance. Savette thows a left - swing and a miss! Meine misses the shot to the body. Savette lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Meine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Meine connects with a body shot that sends Savette's belly button to the back. Savette misses with a leg kick. Meine lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Savette checks the leg kick nicely there.
Savette throws a leg kick but Meine sees it coming and checks it nicely. Savette avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Meine misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Meine checks a low kick from Savette. Savette throws a low kick, looking for Meine's leg but Meine calmly moves out of range. Meine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Savette on the side of the head. A slow jab from Savette misses its intended target. Meine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Savette to score with a decent uppercut. Savette slips under a jab from Meine. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Savette takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Savette works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Meine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Meine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savette. Meine misses with the combination.
Meine swings for the body but Savette moves out of range.
Meine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Savette sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. A solid leg kick lands there for Savette.
Meine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Savette misses with an uppercut. Savette throws a jab but it's blocked by Meine. Meine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Savette lands a lovely overhand right. Meine misses with a straight right. Meine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Savette takes a jab right on the kisser.
Savette throws a leg kick which misses Meine's front leg but catches the back leg as Meine tries to avoid it. Meine looks to land a combination. Savette sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Jean Paul Savette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Meine thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Savette if he has to take too many more of those.
Meine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Savette. Savette throws a jab but it's blocked by Meine. A little jabbing left from Meine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Meine connects with a leg kick. Savette is looking to score with low kicks. Meine tries to counter by closing the distance. Meine lands a body shot.
Savette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Meine swings for the body but Savette moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Meine. Savette tries a low kick but Meine avoids it. Savette dips to his left and cracks Meine with an uppercut! Meine tries to clinch but Savette is having none of it. Meine blocks a low kick nicely. Savette looks to land a left hand but Meine moved out of range nicely. Meine scores with a leg kick.
Savette feints and then cracks Meine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meine down. An inside leg kick from Savette misses. Meine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Savette scoring well with a low kick there.
Meine moves out of range of the strikes. Meine throws a nice inside leg kick. Meine lands the left hand. Meine slips a jab from Savette. Meine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Savette misses with a low kick. The crowd cheers as Meine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Savette doesn't seem phased though. Meine throws a push kick but Savette slaps the foot to one side. Savette throws a big shot that misses. Savette misses the jab. Meine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meine blocks a jab. Savette checks the leg kick nicely there.
Savette avoids the body shot from Meine.
Meine scores with a jab to the body. Meine pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Savette throws the left hand but Meine avoids the punch easily.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A low kick lands for Meine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Meine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Savette is able to avoid easily. Nice body punch from Meine. Meine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Savette connects with a jab. Meine misses with a double jab
enabling Savette to counter with a crisp jab. A swing and a miss from Savette. Savette lunges at Meine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meine's hand.
 Meine is rocked! Savette lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Meine falls backwards - clearly groggy! Savette dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Paul Savette! Jean Paul Savette really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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