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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Savchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Swiderski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savchuk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, NY. Lukasz Swiderski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Savchuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lukasz Swiderski!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swiderski closes the distance and clinches.
Savchuk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Swiderski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Swiderski tries for a takedown but Savchuk manages to get underhooks.
Swiderski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Savchuk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Savchuk is working for takedown but Swiderski is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiderski pulls guard.
Savchuk is stalling in the full guard.
Swiderski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Savchuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Swiderski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swiderski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Savchuk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Swiderski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Swiderski keeping full guard, as Savchuk tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savchuk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Swiderski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Savchuk defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swiderski is pulling down on Savchuk's head to control his posture.
Swiderski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Savchuk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Savchuk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Savchuk circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swiderski shoots and misses
and Savchuk counters with a shoot takedown. Swiderski fights it but they end up in guard.
Ivan Savchuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukasz Swiderski.
Savchuk wants to pass the guard but Swiderski is keeping the position.
Savchuk controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ivan Savchuk just wasn't active enough.
Swiderski is looking to clinch.
Savchuk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Swiderski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Swiderski tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savchuk wants to stand but Swiderski is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Swiderski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Swiderski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Swiderski looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Savchuk will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swiderski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Savchuk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Swiderski somewhat.
Swiderski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savchuk as he avoids it easily.
Savchuk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Savchuk trying to pass the guard but Swiderski defending well.
Swiderski is trying to stand back up but Savchuk is controlling him
Savchuk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Swiderski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiderski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Swiderski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Savchuk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Swiderski is breathing heavily.
Savchuk is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Savchuk is looking to stand up but Swiderski won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savchuk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiderski is trying to control the position but Savchuk postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ivan Savchuk just wasn't active enough.
Swiderski stalks Savchuk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Savchuk's face. Savchuk staggers backwards, shaken.
Savchuk has a takedown stuffed.
Savchuk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Swiderski defends it nicely.
Swiderski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Savchuk's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savchuk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ivan Savchuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukasz Swiderski.
Swiderski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savchuk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savchuk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Swiderski is trying to control but can't.
Savchuk prevents Swiderski from improving his position.
Savchuk is thwarting Swiderski's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savchuk is taking a breather. Swiderski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ivan Savchuk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swiderski shoots in but no luck this time.
Swiderski gets caught napping as Savchuk dives in and scores a takedown. Swiderski manages to retain guard.
Savchuk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swiderski controls Savchuk momentarily but Savchuk frees himself.
Swiderski looking for a guillotine here but Savchuk defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Savchuk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Savchuk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Savchuk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Savchuk looks to land a strike but Swiderski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Savchuk 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiderski working a defensive guard here.
Savchuk 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ivan Savchuk.
Swiderski wants to clinch up but Savchuk keeps it at a distance.
Swiderski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savchuk as he avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Swiderski enables Savchuk to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Swiderski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiderski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Swiderski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lukasz Swiderski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Savchuk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Swiderski misses with a double jab.
Savchuk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Swiderski to the mat! Swiderski manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savchuk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Savchuk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swiderski is keeping the position for now.
Savchuk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Savchuk'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.
Swiderski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ivan Savchuk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Savchuk shoots in but Swiderski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ivan Savchuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiderski instigates a clinch.
Swiderski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Savchuk has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Swiderski clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savchuk controlling the position well here. Swiderski rolled but Savchuk kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Savchuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Savchuk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Savchuk!
Ivan Savchuk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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