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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has chosen 8 Foot Sativa - The Shadow Masters as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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191 lbs
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185 cm
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201 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Pae! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Savage! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Savage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pae needs to keep his hands up - Savage had a free shot at his head there. Savage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Savage shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Savage is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Pae tries to roll over but Savage keeps him under control. Pae pushes Savage off looking to stand but Savage dives back in and keeps control.
Savage stalling. Savage throwing shots but Pae is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Savage prevents Pae from improving his position. Savage wants to control but Pae is keeping him busy. Savage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Savage is trying to control the action in half guard but Pae is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Savage wants to get back to his feet.
Pae is in trouble now - Savage has advanced to mount! Pae tries to lock up and control but Savage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Savage controlling from the full mount. Pae is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Savage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Savage get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pae lands a jab to the head.
Savage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Savage lands a body shot.
Joe Pae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Some wild striking there from Savage.
A lazy body kick from Pae and Savage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Pae looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Pae throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range. Pae throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Jack Savage has been cut. Pae looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range. Nice body kick from Savage. Pae scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A chopping leg kick lands by Savage. Savage misses with a few strikes there.
Savage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Savage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pae has closed the distance and engaged Savage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Pae.
Savage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pae in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Savage managing to block the knees to the body from Pae.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Pae blocks it.
Savage lands a left hand.
Savage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Savage lands an elbow inside that Pae shrugs off. Pae blocking some punches.
Pae blocks the elbow strike.
Pae putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savage in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Pae misses with a knee to the head. Savage scores with a nice hook to the head. Savage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pae.
Savage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Savage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Savage misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Savage dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jack Savage's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Savage just misses with a punch to the body.
Pae feinted there with a counter leg kick. Pae blocks a head kick by Savage.
Savage throws a head kick that misses. Pae throws a counter high kick but Savage was just alert enough to avoid it. Savage throws a leg kick and Pae counters with a stiff right hand. Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pae.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Pae throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. It seemed like Savage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Pae scores with a nice right hand.
Pae throws a series of strikes that have Savage backpedaling.
Savage is rocked! Jack Savage seems to be getting the better of the standup. Savage tries to move into range but Pae moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Pae finish him? A nice inside leg kick there by Pae. That's going to slow Savage down. Pae throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Savage looks to land a left hand but Pae moved out of range nicely. Pae lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick by Pae - that's a beauty! Savage is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Pae can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Pae! A very excited looking Joe Pae made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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