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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Notis Sfaryianakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Notis Sfaryianakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Savage!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sfaryianakis pushes Savage up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage looks gassed!
Sfaryianakis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sfaryianakis clinches with his opponent.
Sfaryianakis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sfaryianakis breaks from the clinch.
Rob Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sfaryianakis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sfaryianakis stalks Savage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Savage's face. Savage staggers backwards, shaken.
Sfaryianakis clinches.
Sfaryianakis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sfaryianakis!
It looks like Rob Savage has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sfaryianakis connects with a body shot.
A combination from Sfaryianakis does no damage.
Sfaryianakis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Savage to the mat! Savage manages to get full guard.
Sfaryianakis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sfaryianakis looking to pass the guard.
Savage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sfaryianakis slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sfaryianakis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sfaryianakis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Savage is staying active underneath Sfaryianakis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sfaryianakis stalks Savage and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Savage's face. Savage staggers backwards, shaken.
An inside leg kick lands from Sfaryianakis.
Sfaryianakis lands a jab-cross combination.
Sfaryianakis lands with a kick to the temple. Savage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sfaryianakis throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sfaryianakis.
Sfaryianakis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Savage will feel that in the morning.
Sfaryianakis scores with a kick to the body.
Sfaryianakis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sfaryianakis shoots in and bounces Savage off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Savage keeping full guard, as Sfaryianakis tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage wants to stand up but Sfaryianakis is controlling him.
Sfaryianakis pushes down on Savage's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sfaryianakis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sfaryianakis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sfaryianakis prevents Savage from standing back up.
Sfaryianakis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Savage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sfaryianakis.
Sfaryianakis is looking for a kimura here.
Sfaryianakis seems to be working for a kimura but Savage defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sfaryianakis throwing shots but Savage is blocking nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sfaryianakis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Savage is trying to defend but Sfaryianakis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sfaryianakis prevents Savage from standing back up.
Sfaryianakis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sfaryianakis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Savage defends it well.
Sfaryianakis trying to control from half guard but Savage is working away.
Sfaryianakis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sfaryianakis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sfaryianakis decides to stand up.
Sfaryianakis drives through and clinches with Savage against the cage.
Sfaryianakis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sfaryianakis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Savage misses with a double jab.
Sfaryianakis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Sfaryianakis from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sfaryianakis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sfaryianakis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Notis Sfaryianakis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Savage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sfaryianakis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sfaryianakis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Savage backs up against the cage.
Sfaryianakis throws a combination. Savage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sfaryianakis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savage can do to turn this around?
Sfaryianakis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sfaryianakis trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savage wants to stand but Sfaryianakis is controlling the position.
Sfaryianakis stands and steps away. Savage gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sfaryianakis closes the distance and pushes Savage back into the cage.
Savage is trying to force a seperation but Sfaryianakis has the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sfaryianakis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sfaryianakis throws a leg kick which misses Savage's front leg but catches the back leg as Savage tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sfaryianakis works over Savage's head and body with a nice combination.
Savage tries to keep at a distance but Sfaryianakis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sfaryianakis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Savage wants to stand but Sfaryianakis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Savage is fighting to break Sfaryianakis's control of his arms but Sfaryianakis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sfaryianakis has his feet on Savage's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sfaryianakis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sfaryianakis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savage wants to get back to his feet.
Savage is staying active underneath Sfaryianakis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sfaryianakis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sfaryianakis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Savage defends it well.
Savage pushes Sfaryianakis off looking to stand but Sfaryianakis dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sfaryianakis trying to control from half guard but Savage is working away.
Sfaryianakis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sfaryianakis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Sfaryianakis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sfaryianakis closes the distance and clinches.
Sfaryianakis breaks from the clinch.
Sfaryianakis thuds a left hand into Savage's body.
Sfaryianakis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sfaryianakis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Savage wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sfaryianakis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sfaryianakis punching from mount but Savage doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sfaryianakis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Savage wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sfaryianakis punching from mount but Savage doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Savage is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sfaryianakis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sfaryianakis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sfaryianakis looking to ground and pound but Savage is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Sfaryianakis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sfaryianakis is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Savage is surviving well by controlling Sfaryianakis's body position as best he can.
You get the feeling that Savage really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Notis Sfaryianakis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rob Savage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sfaryianakis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sfaryianakis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sfaryianakis throws a big right hand that misses.
Sfaryianakis wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Savage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sfaryianakis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sfaryianakis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Savage is looking to stand up but Sfaryianakis isn't so interested in that idea.
Sfaryianakis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sfaryianakis pushing down on Savage's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sfaryianakis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sfaryianakis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sfaryianakis scores with a three punch combo!
Sfaryianakis lands with a nice combination. Savage backs away looking to recover.
Sfaryianakis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Savage wants to get back to his feet but Sfaryianakis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sfaryianakis throws a big right hand that misses.
Savage wants to get back to his feet but Sfaryianakis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sfaryianakis wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Sfaryianakis advances to half guard.
Savage is trying to stand back up but Sfaryianakis is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sfaryianakis moves into the clinch.
Sfaryianakis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sfaryianakis breaks the clinch.
Sfaryianakis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Savage napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sfaryianakis advances to full mount.
Sfaryianakis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Savage because Sfaryianakis loaded up on that one.
Sfaryianakis punching from mount but Savage doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Savage tries to buck Sfaryianakis off but he can't manage it.
Notis Sfaryianakis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage blocking the ground and pound.
Sfaryianakis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Savage is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sfaryianakis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Savage really wants to buck Sfaryianakis off and get back to his feet.
Sfaryianakis working the ground and pound effectively.
Sfaryianakis looking for a guillotine from mount but Savage is having none of it.
Savage is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Savage is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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.
Savage defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sfaryianakis.
Sfaryianakis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Notis Sfaryianakis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sfaryianakis misses with a head shot.
Sfaryianakis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sfaryianakis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sfaryianakis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Savage wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sfaryianakis controlling the position easily from mount.
Rob Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sfaryianakis blocks Savage's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Notis Sfaryianakis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sfaryianakis 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Notis Sfaryianakis!
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