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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ripp savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Paredao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paredao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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210 lbs
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191 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, ripp savage! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Paredao! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! savage scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. savage looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! The strikes coming from savage are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Paredao is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Paredao is trying to get back to half guard. savage working away. Paredao is positioning himself to get back to half guard. savage prevents Paredao from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. savage keeps the fight on the outside. savage tries to clinch there but Paredao circles away.
savage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Paredao throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
savage shoots for a takedown but Paredao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Paredao lands with an overhand left. savage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paredao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Paredao throws a series of punches but savage avoids them all with ease. Paredao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. A left lands for Paredao.
savage is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Paredao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Oh savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Paredao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. savage seems to have got his legs back now. Paredao can't break the clinch.
Paredao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Paredao lands with a hook. savage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Danga de danga de dang - Paredao scores with a four punch combination! Paredao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Paredao cracks savage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Paredao throws a leg kick but savage checks it. Paredao throws a one two combo.
Paredao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? savage is fending him off so far but Paredao persists. Nope, savage circles away and we're back to standing. Paredao shoots in for a double leg but savage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. savage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paredao swats him away and circles back towards the center. Paredao connects with a single shot there. Paredao connects with a nice looking jab.
Paredao lands a jab-cross combination. Paredao slips a jab and a cross from savage.
Paredao throws a left and a right that both miss
and savage counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Paredao! savage tries to control but Paredao wriggling away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Paredao is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! savage has taken his back! Good control from savage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paredao is really stuck here.
Paredao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with savage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Paredao trying to control the hands but savage breaks the grip.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. savage looking for the RNC. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Paredao is trying to get back to his feet but savage has full control of the position and if anything, Paredao has just worked his way into a worse spot. savage trying to control. savage has the hooks in. Paredao is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Paredao wants to get back to his feet.
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 controlling well, preventing Paredao from escaping the position.
Paredao holding both savage 's hands and preventing any damage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Paredao covers up after that shot from savage.
savage tightening his grip on Paredao, looking for the choke. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Paredao dominated that round. That's time! savage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paredao takes the fight into the clinch. Paredao prevents the takedown attempt.
Paredao breaks the clinch.
Paredao shoots in but savage avoids the takedown attempt easily. Paredao misses with a two punch combination.
savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paredao.
Paredao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Paredao might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. savage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Paredao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. savage fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. savage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paredao misses with a two punch combination.
Paredao throws a right and a left that both miss. savage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. savage clinches but Paredao breaks the clinch letting Paredao counter with a right hand. savage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paredao. Paredao throws a wild combination but nothing lands. savage scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Paredao pushes savage off looking to stand but savage dives back in and keeps control.
savage passes the guard and advances to mount! savage has hold of Paredao's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Paredao manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
savage scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. savage trying to control but Paredao is having none of it. Paredao is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
savage avoids the attempt from Paredao to control. Poor strikes thrown by savage there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paredao can do anything to dispel that myth. Paredao is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Paredao blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paredao wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Paredao tries to break free.
savage scores with strikes from the back.
savage is hanging on to Paredao's back as he tries to escape.
The referee is taking a good look at Paredao as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from savage!
Paredao is trying to get back to his feet but savage has full control of the position and if anything, Paredao has just worked his way into a worse spot. savage has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Paredao. savage has the hooks in. Paredao is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Paredao is trapped and savage is scoring with shots to the head and body. savage punishes Paredao with strikes from the back mount. savage is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Paredao is defending well though. savage let's go of the attempt for now. The crowd hopeful of a finish here - savage's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Paredao defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
savage is looking to control Paredao but Paredao is wriggling around and keeping busy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ripp savage dominated that second 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. 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.
Paredao jabs savage right on the nose. savage blinks but takes it well. Paredao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. savage dodges the punch combination from Paredao.
Alexander Paredao seems to be getting the better of the standup. savage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. savage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. A punch lands to the side of savage 's head but he takes it in his stride. savage is looking to clinch. Alexander Paredao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Paredao sizes up savage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Paredao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Paredao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice shot by Paredao. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Paredao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
savage looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round. savage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paredao. Paredao lands a jab-cross combination. savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paredao scores with a jab. savage acknowledges it with a nod of the head. savage drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. savage looking to pass the guard. savage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. savage passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Paredao! Paredao is trying to stand up. savage manages to capitalize on a mistake by Paredao to take his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round. savage controls the action. savage is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Paredao up.
Paredao looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. savage is not going to allow Paredao to sit and survive in this position. Paredao trying to get back to his feet but savage is in full control for now. Paredao looking very determined here, making life difficult for savage.
Paredao holding both savage 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. savage is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
savage working for the choke. Paredao is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paredao covers up after that shot from savage.
savage looking for the RNC. Paredao just trying to survive but savage is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. Paredao trying to get back to his feet but savage is in full control for now.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Alexander Paredao. I think Paredao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Paredao!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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