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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Savo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zakk Wylde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wylde has chosen A Song For You by Zack Wylde as his entrance music. Zakk Wylde is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Isaac Savo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zakk Wylde!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde gets tackled into the cage by Savo. Savo maintains the clinch.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Savo lands a nice uppercut.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Savo tries a body shot but Wylde blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wylde.
Wylde slows down the pace here.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Savo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wylde.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Savo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wylde lands with a right to the head.
Wylde can't find room to land a body shot as Savo controls the action.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Savo misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wylde lands a body shot in the clinch.
Savo blocks an uppercut.
Savo is trying to pull guard but Wylde has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wylde takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Wylde as the two fighters clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wylde lands a body punch.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Savo takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Savo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde digs a right hand underneath Savo's ribcage. Savo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Savo is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Wylde - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savo jumps guard but Wylde turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Savo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Savo.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Savo.
Savo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wylde tries to throw a body punch but Savo avoids it by throwing Wylde back against the cage.
Savo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Wylde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Savo.
Wylde lands a body shot in the clinch.
Savo tries to throw a body punch but Wylde avoids it by throwing Savo back against the cage.
Wylde has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Savo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wylde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Savo throws a punch but it's blocked by Wylde.
Wylde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savo backwards.
Savo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wylde.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savo is trying to maintain a safe position but Wylde gets an underhook and turns Savo into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savo.
Wylde misses with a body punch.
Savo trying to control the position but instead, Wylde has worked for underhooks and has pushed Savo into the cage.
Savo blocks a body shot from Wylde.
Savo misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wylde scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Savo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wylde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savo backwards.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wylde's elbow.
Savo blocks a body shot from Wylde.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Wylde lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Wylde.
Savo is trying to pull guard but Wylde turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savo taking a breather.
Wylde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wylde stalling the fight.
A short right from Wylde.
Savo blocking some punches.
Savo has a couple of punches blocked by Wylde.
Wylde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savo's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Savo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Savo is trying to control the position but Wylde postures up.
Wylde throwing strikes from guard but Savo blocks nicely.
Wylde sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zakk Wylde dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Savo pushes Wylde up against the cage in a clinch.
Savo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wylde.
Wylde connects with a nasty looking knee right to Savo's face.
A short right from Wylde on the inside.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Savo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savo misses with a body punch.
Savo blocking some punches.
Wylde struggles to land a body shot inside as Savo controls his hands.
Savo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Savo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wylde walks away with a smile on his face. Savo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wylde.
Savo clinches up with Wylde and pushes him back against the cage.
Savo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wylde walks away with a smile on his face. Savo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Savo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savo slips under a jab from Wylde.
Savo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Savo has closed the distance and engaged Wylde in a clinch.
Savo has a couple of punches blocked by Wylde.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Savo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wylde is keeping busy.
Zakk Wylde seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Savo has Wylde pushed against the cage.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Wylde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Savo backwards.
Savo taking a breather.
Wylde lands a right hand.
Savo tries to work over Wylde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wylde lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wylde just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savo's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Wylde.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wylde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wylde lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wylde lands with a light punch inside.
Wylde blocks a body shot from Savo.
A nice left hand lands by Wylde.
Savo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savo misses with a body punch.
A short left from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Savo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wylde tries a body shot but Savo blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Savo trying to control the position but instead, Wylde has worked for underhooks and has pushed Savo into the cage.
Wylde scores with a shoulder strike.
Wylde lands a nice uppercut.
Savo is trying to pull guard but Wylde turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wylde to keep the fight standing.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wylde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wylde pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wylde.
Wylde with a knee to the head.
It looks like Isaac Savo has been cut.
Wylde lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Wylde on the inside.
Savo is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Oh Savo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savo.
Savo seems to have got his legs back now.
Wylde digs a right hand into Savo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Savo's gas tank.
Wylde is pushing Savo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wylde misses with a body punch.
Savo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wylde to keep the fight standing.
Savo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Savo.
Savo has Wylde pushed against the cage.
Savo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wylde walks away with a smile on his face. Savo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wylde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wylde moves into the clinch.
Wylde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savo backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zakk Wylde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isaac Savo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wylde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wylde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wylde gets tackled into the cage by Savo. Savo maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Savo.
Wylde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wylde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savo looking to slow down the pace here.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Savo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde just leaning against Savo, taking a breather.
Savo looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Wylde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wylde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wylde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Savo would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Savo tries to pull guard but Wylde forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wylde tries to throw a body punch but Savo avoids it by throwing Wylde back against the cage.
Good body shot from Wylde.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savo is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savo struggles to land a body shot inside as Wylde controls his hands.
Savo prevents a body shot from Wylde.
Wylde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Savo backwards.
Savo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde struggles to land a body shot inside as Savo controls his hands.
Wylde cracks Savo with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wylde lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Savo misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Wylde.
Wylde gets through Savo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Savo blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Wylde scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Wylde scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savo blocking some punches.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Savo.
Wylde scores with a shoulder strike.
Wylde scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Savo.
Wylde prevents a body shot from Savo.
Wylde lands an uppercut that drops Savo! Wylde follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wylde is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Savo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zakk Wylde is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wylde advances to full mount.
Savo has given up his back. Will we see Wylde going for some submissions?
Wylde is riding his opponent, not letting Savo buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Wylde 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.
Wylde's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Isaac Savo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Zakk Wylde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wylde has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zakk Wylde!
Zakk Wylde gave a mention to Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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