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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emiliano Steele (ranked 3502 p4p, 3271 weight class) and Todd Savage (ranked 203 p4p, 193 weight class). Savage has chosen Dayo Chino - BLACK MAMBA as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Todd Savage told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Emiliano Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Todd Savage!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele fails to land the takedown.
Steele with a poor takedown
and Steele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Savage closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steele to the mat! Steele manages to get full guard.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Steele is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Savage is looking to control Steele's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Savage avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage wants to control but Steele passes into side.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Steele throws an elbow but Savage slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Steele off and has taken his back!
Savage has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Steele's body.
Savage working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Steele showing good submission defense here.
Savage struggling to keep hold of the position.
Steele rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Steele wants to improve his position but Savage is controlling well.
Savage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Steele doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Savage.
Steele wants to get back to full guard.
Savage is trying to control the action in half guard but Steele is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Savage slows the pace down in half guard.
Savage prevents Steele from improving his position.
Savage trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.
Savage trying to pass the guard but Steele defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage is controlling the pace.
Savage frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Steele holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Savage tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Savage jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Steele manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Savage trying to control the position but Steele is working away.
Steele keeps Savage under control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.
Savage tries to move into full mount but can't pass Steele's legs.
Savage is looking to take a break and control but Steele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steele tries to buck Savage off but Savage is having none of it.
Savage moves into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steele is controlling an arm, preventing Savage from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Steele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Savage dominated that round.
That's time! Steele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steele closes this distance looking for a takedown but Savage circles away.
Steele shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Savage counters with a stiff right hand.
Savage lands a body shot.
Steele leaves Savage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Steele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Savage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Savage showed some decent athleticism there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Savage in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steele wants to control but Savage is keeping busy.
Savage is looking to take a break and control but Steele is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele wants to control but Savage is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savage.
Savage passes the guard and advances to mount!
Savage tries to control but Steele wriggling away.
Savage with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Savage fails to advance to Steele's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Savage.
Savage looking to control but Steele is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steele holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Savage tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Savage looking to control but Steele is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steele is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Savage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steele trying to control but Savage postures up.
Savage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steele gets full guard.
Savage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Savage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Savage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Savage sitting in guard here, content to control.
Todd Savage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Savage works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Savage perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a few weak punches.
Still in half guard, Savage seems content to control.
Savage wants to pass the guard but Steele is defending well.
Savage wants to take a breather but Steele is having none of it.
Savage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Savage is trying to control. Steele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Savage tries to pass to full mount but Steele defends it.
Steele trying to hold on to Savage's head to control him but Savage postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Savage drives through with a takedown into Steele's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Savage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steele swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Savage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice body punch from Savage.
No luck for Savage with that takedown attempt.
Steele attempts a counter takedown but Savage avoids it well and moves away.
Savage shoots in looking for a takedown. Steele tries to sprawl out of it but Savage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steele manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Steele closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Savage keeping control of the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Savage manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage looking for a sweep. Not yet Savage, not yet.
Savage can't keep his opponent in guard - Steele advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Savage is trying to get back to full guard.
Savage is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steele's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steele's back!
Steele just trying to survive but Savage is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Steele rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Savage is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Steele has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savage is trying to control the action in half guard but Steele is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Steele gets full guard.
Savage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steele wants to sweep but no luck.
Steele seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Savage trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
Savage looking to pass the guard.
Steele pulls Savage in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Savage avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emiliano Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Steele gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Savage to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Savage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Steele is not content to let Savage control the position.
Savage working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Steele tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steele manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Savage looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Savage controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Todd Savage.
Well Savage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Savage!
Todd Savage bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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