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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khan Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khan Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Mandela!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mandela takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mandela swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Savage misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Mandela misses
and Savage counters with a nice body kick.
Mandela looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mandela blocks a head kick by Savage.
Mandela throws a combination that misses
and Savage counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandela circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage scores with a push kick.
Mandela looks gassed!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Savage.
Savage really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Savage throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mandela.
It looks like Nelson Mandela has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - Savage finishes the exchange with a kick 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!
Savage scores with a kick to the body.
Savage tries to clinch but Mandela moves out of range.
Savage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savage throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mandela has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Savage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mandela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savage throws a sloppy head kick and Mandela moves out of range easily.
Savage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mandela throws a head kick that misses
and Savage counters with a head kick. That will keep Mandela thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Savage bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a series of punches but Mandela avoids them all with ease.
Crunch! Savage slams his shin into Mandela's torso.
Savage tries to close the distance and clinch but Mandela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from Savage lands but Mandela takes it in his stride.
Savage throws a head kick that misses
enabling Mandela to counter with a crisp jab.
Mandela shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Savage manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Savage has a closed guard, preventing Mandela from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mandela landing with the ground and pound.
Savage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mandela is controlling him.
Mandela throwing strikes from guard but Savage blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mandela is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khan Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Mandela's cut.
That's time! Savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Mandela.
Mandela tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Savage counters with a head kick.
Mandela displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Savage lands but Mandela takes it in his stride.
Savage throws a head kick but Mandela moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mandela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela clinches up against the cage.
Savage lands a good knee to the midsection. Mandela won't want to take too many of those.
Mandela looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mandela fails to pull guard.
Savage keeps control of Mandela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Mandela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mandela looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mandela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mandela misses with some punches.
Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mandela.
Savage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mandela's efforts to push away.
Mandela successfully pulls guard.
Mandela pushes Savage off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Savage counters with a head kick.
Savage misses with a head kick.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandela is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.
Mandela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Mandela wants to clinch
and Savage counters with a body kick.
Nelson Mandela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Savage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mandela lands a jab to Savage's midsection.
Khan Savage is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage lands a head kick. Mandela smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Savage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mandela takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Savage avoids the body shot from Mandela.
That's four 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.
Savage throws a push kick but Mandela slaps the foot to one side.
Savage misses with a head kick.
Mandela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mandela.
Mandela decides to stand back up. Mandela steps back and let's Savage get back to his feet.
Mandela avoids the head kick by Savage.
Savage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mandela counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Mandela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nelson Mandela's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mandela shoots in for a takedown but Savage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Savage tries to clinch up.
Mandela takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mandela misses with a kick to the body
and Savage counters with a body kick that stops Mandela in his tracks momentarily.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage throws a nice head kick!
Mandela throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savage counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mandela tries to clinch but Savage is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savage wants to get back to full guard.
Savage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mandela.
Mandela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Savage's head.
Mandela perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mandela not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savage is trying to stand back up but Mandela is controlling him
Mandela trying to control the pace.
Savage wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Savage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mandela shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Savage manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mandela trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
Mandela working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Savage's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela stands and steps away. Savage gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mandela connects with a body shot.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandela blocks a head kick by Savage.
Mandela moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mandela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mandela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mandela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mandela tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Savage just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Savage obliges.
Savage crunches a lovely knee into Mandela's ribcage.
Mandela jumps guard but Savage stands there with Mandela around his waist. Mandela gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khan Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Mandela.
Savage is stalling here.
Mandela is trying to force a seperation but Savage has the dominant position.
Savage breaks the clinch.
Savage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mandela drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Savage can't do much from the bottom here.
Mandela controlling the position from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Mandela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mandela has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Mandela!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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