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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Deliz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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173 cm
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158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Savage! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kai Deliz! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Savage wants to clinch. Savage tries to keep at a distance but Deliz has taken the fight into the clinch. Deliz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deliz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Savage tries to work over Deliz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Savage misses with a hook from the clinch. Deliz pulls guard. Deliz wants to sweep but no luck. Deliz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Savage stands up from guard. Let's bang! Savage clinches but Deliz breaks the clinch and Deliz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Deliz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deliz wants to stall.
Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Deliz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Deliz avoiding damage as Savage throws knees to the body.
Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savage tries to clinch but Deliz moves away and Deliz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Deliz. Savage works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Savage stands and steps away. Deliz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Savage motions for Deliz to come forward. Savage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Savage tries to clinch but fails miserably and Deliz counters by clinching up. Deliz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Savage has a couple of punches blocked by Deliz.
Savage stalling.
Deliz manages to break the clinch.
Savage looks to clinch and Savage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Savage closes the distance looking to clinch and Deliz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Savage gets through Deliz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Savage lands a body punch in the clinch. Savage breaks from the clinch.
Savage wants to clinch but Deliz slips to the side and Deliz counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Savage tries to clinch but fails miserably and Deliz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Deliz. Savage comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Savage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deliz is defending well for now. Savage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Deliz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Savage pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Savage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Deliz is aware though and is defending well. Savage wants to get back to his feet but Deliz is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Deliz advances position into side control! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Deliz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savage keeps working. Deliz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Deliz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Savage tries to bench press Deliz off him but Deliz keeps the position. Savage gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Deliz is keen to just control but Savage is a slippery customer. Savage moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Deliz stops Savage from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Savage tries to land a sweep but no joy. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Deliz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Deliz wants to pass the guard but Savage is keeping the position. Savage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Savage is breathing heavily. Deliz tries to free his leg and advance position but Savage is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Savage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Deliz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Savage tries to clinch but Deliz moves away and Deliz counters with a lovely straight right hand! Savage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savage tries to clinch but Deliz moves away and Deliz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kai Deliz 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.
Savage clinches but Deliz breaks the clinch and Deliz counters with a nice uppercut. Deliz fails in his attempt to clinch. Dave Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Savage fails with the takedown and Deliz counters with a good, hard body kick but Savage shrugs it off. Deliz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Deliz stuffs the takedown. Savage tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Deliz moves into the clinch. Savage misses with a hook from the clinch. Deliz blocks an elbow strike. Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Deliz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Deliz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Deliz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Savage stopping the sweep attempt from Deliz. Deliz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Savage manages to get himself to full guard.
Deliz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Savage's guard. Savage wants to stand and escape but Deliz is having none of it. Savage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Deliz defends well. Savage looking for a guillotine here but Deliz defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Savage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two 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. Deliz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Savage, up you get! Deliz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Deliz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savage. Deliz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Savage, pushing him back against the cage. Savage working aggressively here.
Savage tries to work over Deliz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Savage effectively controlling the action here. Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Deliz uses good head movement to avoid it. Deliz tries to pull guard but Savage holds him up against the cage and eventually Deliz drops back down to his feet.
Deliz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Savage darts in trying to clinch and Deliz counters with a straight right hand. Savage tries to clinch and Deliz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Deliz shoots in but no luck this time. Dave Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Deliz. Savage wants to clinch and Deliz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Deliz. Deliz drags the fight down to the ground.
Savage wanted to stand there but Deliz had control of the position. Savage decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Deliz, up you get! Savage looks to clinch and Deliz counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Savage can't get the takedown.
Deliz working hard to break the clinch. Savage lands an elbow just above Deliz 's eye. Savage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kai Deliz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Savage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Deliz. Savage wants to clinch and Deliz counters by clinching up. Deliz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savage pulls guard effortlessly. Deliz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Savage swivels though and keeps the full guard. Deliz with a flurry of punches that miss. Savage had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Deliz defends it easily. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Savage is looking to sinch up a triangle. Deliz throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Savage's body to avoid the submission. Savage has instead reached around Deliz's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Savage arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dave Savage!
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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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