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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between heavy master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Sav (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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245 lbs
7 - 9 - 1 |
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195 cm
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265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, heavy master!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Sav!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sav, right into the meat.
Sav closes this distance looking for a takedown but master circles away.
master scores with a head kick.
It looks like Joe Sav has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sav throws a leg kick which misses master's front leg but catches the back leg as master tries to avoid it.
master slaps away a takedown attempt from Sav, before circling back to the center of the mat.
master forces Sav back against the ropes and clinches.
Sav tries to score a body lock takedown but master shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
heavy master has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Sav.
A nice glancing elbow lands by master.
Sav goes for a takedown in the clinch but master prevents it.
master is trying to break the clinch but Sav is controlling him.
Sav pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
master swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sav gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows master to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sav looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sav looks gassed!
Sav trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sav has a closed guard, preventing master from standing up.
Sav is looking for a triangle but master pushes his legs off easily.
Sav has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
master trying to control but Sav is working from the bottom.
master looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sav keeping moving, preventing master from controlling successfully.
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.
master lands a couple of digs.
Sav working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. master doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. master manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
master looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
master has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sav is proving hard to escape from.
Sav looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
master trying to control the position from guard on top but Sav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
master wants to pass the guard but Sav is keeping the position.
master wants to control from the top but Sav keeps moving.
Sav is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. master is aware though and is defending well.
Sav working for a triangle but master defends it easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
master trying to control the position from guard on top but Sav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
master shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sav napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
master staying calm.
master wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sav keeps working.
master has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
master throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sav counters with a nice double leg into side control. master won't be happy with that.
master tries to escape but Sav is in control.
Sav tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
heavy master dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Sav's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
master dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sav. That did some damage!
master lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A shot to de liver by master. Beautiful body shot.
No luck for master with that takedown attempt.
master looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
master swinging wildly here.
master keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
master throws a combination. Sav tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sav checks a low kick from master.
heavy master is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sav is breathing heavily.
Sav closes the distance and clinches up with master, looking for a takedown. Sav pushes master against the ropes but master circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
master lands a left and a right that send Sav crashing to the mat, dazed. master thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
master looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
master has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sav is proving hard to escape from.
Sav keeping moving, preventing master from controlling successfully.
Sav throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
master sitting in guard, not really doing much.
master has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
master tries to stand but Sav is controlling from the bottom.
master wants to pass the guard but Sav is keeping the position.
master knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sav on the ground.
master is looking to work some ground and pound but Sav has wrist control.
Sav is looking to stand up but master isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good standup being displayed there by master as he connects with a hook.
Sav takes one on the chin but seems OK.
master throws a right and a left that Sav avoids nicely.
Sav on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
heavy master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - master scores with a four punch combination!
master throws a wild body kick that Sav sees coming a mile off.
master throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from master.
master scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
master looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
master tries to close the distance and clinch but Sav swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
master lands a jab to the nose.
Sav with a lazy takedown attempt
and master counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
heavy master has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Sav.
master pulls out of a head kick attempt.
master darts in and clinches Sav up against the ropes.
Sav tries to pull guard but master won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sav.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
master lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from master.
master prevents Sav from breaking the clinch.
master is trying to break the clinch but Sav has him pressed against the ropes.
master tries to break free but Sav pushes him back against the ropes.
master is trying to break the clinch but Sav is controlling him.
Sav using the Thai plumb to throw knees but master has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
master pushes Sav back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
master breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
master looks to throw a body kick
and Sav counters with a takedown into side control.
Sav postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
master defending against the ground and pound.
master misses with a strike from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
master struggling a bit here.
Sav is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but master is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sav tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
heavy master dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Sav's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sav dodges the punch combination from master.
Sav has his takedown stuffed
and master counters with a series of strikes. Sav will be more careful next time no doubt.
master thumps Sav with a low kick.
master closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Joe Sav has got the better of the ground game so far.
master looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sav with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sav looking for submissions off his back.
master is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
master is keen to just control but Sav is a slippery customer.
Sav is trying to get back to full guard.
master controlling the action here.
master seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sav does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sav looking for submissions off his back.
master is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sav can do to turn this around?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
master has Sav up against the ropes in a clinch.
master working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
master escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
master misses with a few strikes there.
heavy master is winning the standup battle so far.
Sav has his takedown stuffed
so master counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
master stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sav swivels though and keeps the full guard.
master passes into half guard.
master wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sav keeps working.
Sav looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
master moves into full mount! Sav won't be happy about that!
master content just to control the position here.
master can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sav is looking to escape.
master controlling from mount.
BOOM! master connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Joe Sav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sav working to try and regain half guard.
master tries to control but Sav wriggling away.
Sav is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! master connects with a massive shot to the dome!
master tries to control but Sav wriggling away.
heavy master is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
heavy master showed his dominance in that final round.
Well master 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... heavy master!
heavy master retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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