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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macho Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genku Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macho Savage has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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194 cm
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220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Macho Savage! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Genku Chiba! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chiba loads up on a big right hand but Savage slips the punch. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chiba. Chiba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chiba moves out of range of the strikes. Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiba moves away. Savage fails with a takedown attempt. Chiba slips a straight right by Savage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage throws a hook but Chiba blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Savage misses with a hook. Chiba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab. Chiba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chiba misses with a hook. Chiba tries to score with a low kick but Savage moves his leg out of the way. Chiba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savage. Savage throws a hook but Chiba avoids it easily. Chiba blocks a jab. Savage fails with the takedown. Chiba avoids the body shot from Savage.
Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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. Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Savage looks to land a right hand but Chiba moved out of range. Savage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chiba but Chiba pushes him off and we're back to square one. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macho Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him. Chiba works over Savage's head and body with a nice combination. Chiba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Savage checks it well. Chiba ducks under a wild hook from Savage. Savage connects with the punch. A jab from Savage misses. Savage shoots in looking for a takedown. Chiba tries to sprawl out of it but Savage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chiba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Savage thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Savage throws a jab but it's blocked by Chiba. Chiba misses with a low kick. Chiba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Savage. Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Savage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chiba but Chiba pushes him off and we're back to square one. Chiba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Savage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Chiba ducks under a wild hook from Savage. Horrible takedown by Savage or perhaps it was just good defense by Chiba which made him look bad. A big right from Savage misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Savage throws a hook to the side of Chiba's head but Chiba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Chiba defending well as Savage loads up on a big left hand. Chiba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savage. Chiba slips a straight right by Savage. Savage walks into a jab. Chiba throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Chiba misses with a hook. Savage shoots in but no luck this time. Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiba manages to avoid it. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Savage misses with a looping left. Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Chiba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genku Chiba dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing. The crowd cheers as Chiba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Savage doesn't seem phased though. Horrible takedown by Savage or perhaps it was just good defense by Chiba which made him look bad. Chiba blocks a jab. Savage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Chiba lands a nice shot that snaps Savage's head back.
Chiba staying out of range there. Chiba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savage fails with the takedown. Chiba moves out of range as Savage strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chiba stuffs the takedown attempt from Savage. Savage gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macho Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him. Savage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Savage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Chiba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savage. Savage shoots in and drives through. Chiba sprawls well. Savage slips a jab from Chiba. Savage shoots in but Chiba avoids the takedown attempt easily. Chiba blocks a jab. Savage throws a jab when Chiba was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good shot there by Savage. Genku Chiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chiba. Savage misses with an uppercut. Chiba leaves Savage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Chiba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chiba defending well as Savage loads up on a big left hand. Savage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chiba is fending him off so far but Savage persists. Nope, Chiba circles away and we're back to standing. Savage misses with a looping left. Savage jabbing away but nothing is landing. Chiba gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Chiba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Savage is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Savage trying to control but Chiba is working from the bottom. Savage throwing strikes from guard but Chiba blocks nicely. Savage advances position into side control! Chiba managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Savage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chiba can do anything to dispel that myth.
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 postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Savage throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Chiba dodges the ground and pound from Savage. Savage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Chiba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Savage misses with a wild body shot. Chiba throws a low kick, looking for Savage's leg but Savage calmly moves out of range. Savage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chiba swivels and escapes. Chiba moves out of range of the strikes. Chiba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Macho Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Chiba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genku Chiba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chiba moves out of range as Savage strikes. Chiba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it. Chiba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Savage throws a jab but it's blocked by Chiba. Savage is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiba.
Savage throws a hook but Chiba blocks it. Savage jabbing away but nothing is landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Savage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chiba pinned against the cage. Chiba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Savage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chiba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Savage somewhat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macho Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chiba moves out of range of the strikes. Chiba throws a right and a left that both miss. Chiba leaves Savage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Savage misses with a hook. Savage jabbing away but nothing is landing. Chiba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Savage. Chiba misses with a body kick. Savage throws an overhand right that lands on Chiba's shoulder, as Chiba tries to avoid the shot. Chiba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Savage is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Chiba does a little dance to reset his feet. Savage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Savage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chiba defends it nicely. Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Savage is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chiba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Savage blocks a head kick by Chiba.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Savage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chiba as he jumps to the side. Chiba misses with a series of wild punches.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiba moves away. Savage misses with a shot to the body and Savage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Chiba throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily. Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiba moves away. Chiba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Macho Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Savage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chiba pinned against the cage. Chiba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Nice sprawl there from Chiba as Savage shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chiba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Chiba misses with a hook. Savage throws a shot from downtown. Chiba moves away and avoids it. Chiba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chiba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savage. Savage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chiba counters with a nice uppercut. Chiba slips under a jab. Chiba throws a head kick that misses. Savage misses with an uppercut. Chiba saw that one coming. Genku Chiba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Savage throws a hook but Chiba blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight! Genku Chiba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Chiba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30 Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30 Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genku Chiba!
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energy
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hype
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