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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between taj usman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macho Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Macho Savage was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, taj usman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Macho Savage!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage is looking to clinch but usman is avoiding it.
Savage gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Savage seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
usman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savage on the ground.
Savage scoring with punches from side control.
Savage working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
usman is trying to buck Savage off.
Savage thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage lands a decent elbow from side control.
Savage controlling the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Savage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage working the ground and pound.
Savage landing strikes.
Savage in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Savage lands a nice forearm strike.
Savage working the ground and pound from side control.
usman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Savage tries for a kimura but usman is defending well.
Savage working the head and body with strikes.
Savage working the ground and pound but usman is defending the strikes.
Savage lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
usman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Savage throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Savage is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
usman tries to bench press Savage off him but Savage keeps the position.
usman is breathing heavily.
Savage wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by usman, who protects the arm well.
Savage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
usman can't do much from the bottom here.
Savage tries for a kimura but usman is defending well.
Savage staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
usman is trying to work for a sweep but Savage has mounted him!
usman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Savage prevents usman from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Savage.
A nice elbow there by Savage.
Savage working for a guillotine from mount but usman is in no mood to give up.
Savage landing strikes from the mount and usman is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage punishing his opponent with strikes.
usman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Savage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Savage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
usman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
usman taking shots to the head.
Savage landing strikes from the mount and usman is in trouble!
Savage unloading with bombs!
Savage putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Savage dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Savage closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Savage lands in his opponent's guard.
Savage works over usman with some ground and pound from guard.
Savage seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Savage trying to control but usman is working from the bottom.
Savage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage stands up over usman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Savage wants to control from the top but usman keeps moving.
usman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Savage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Savage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Savage passes usman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
usman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Savage lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Savage is nestled in close to usman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Savage is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Savage looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Savage has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
usman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Savage scores with a couple of nice shots.
Savage stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Macho Savage just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Savage scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Savage in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... usman is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Macho 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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FIGHT
RATING
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