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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Buckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Savernport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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214 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gavin Buckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iain Savernport!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savernport looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Buckley tries to clinch up.
Buckley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Buckley moves to clinch but Savernport breaks away
and Savernport counters with a shoot takedown. Buckley fights it but they end up in guard.
Buckley is looking to stand back up but Savernport counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Buckley.
Buckley works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savernport stays in close to Buckley's body and controls the position.
Savernport wants to pass the guard but Buckley is keeping the position.
Savernport must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Savernport looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Savernport might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Savernport's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Savernport stops Buckley from standing up.
Savernport gets to his feet. Buckley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Buckley enables Savernport to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Buckley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Savernport scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savernport wants to pass the guard but Buckley is keeping the position.
Savernport prevents Buckley from getting back to his feet.
Savernport scoring with punches to the head and body.
Savernport not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Savernport gets to his feet - Buckley follows without any prompting.
Savernport circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buckley tries to keep at a distance but Savernport has taken the fight into the clinch.
Savernport lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savernport trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley trying to control from the bottom.
Buckley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Savernport controlling the action here.
Savernport is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Buckley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Savernport.
Buckley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Buckley wants to clinch.
Savernport throws a counter combo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Savernport.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Savernport dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Buckley wants to clinch up but Savernport keeps it at a distance.
Savernport moves into the clinch.
Buckley tries to pull guard but Savernport forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Buckley jumps guard.
Buckley manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Savernport has Buckley pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Savernport pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Buckley tumbling to the mat - Savernport dives into Buckley's guard.
Savernport really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Buckley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Savernport landing with the ground and pound.
Buckley is working an open guard so Savernport takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Savernport misses with a takedown
and Buckley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savernport scores with a takedown into Buckley's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley looking for a sweep. Not yet Buckley, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savernport scoring with some ground and pound.
Savernport controlling from the top position.
Savernport stands up from Buckley's guard - Savernport perhaps looking for a knockout.
Savernport clinches with his opponent.
Buckley looking to throw knees to the head but Savernport is blocking nicely.
Savernport has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buckley jumps guard but Savernport turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley jumps guard but Savernport turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Buckley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savernport gets control of Buckley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Savernport will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Savernport is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Savernport manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Buckley dodges the punch combination from Savernport.
Savernport drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Buckley tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savernport lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savernport postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Buckley looks a forlorn figure.
Savernport controlling his opponent.
Buckley tries to reverse the position but Savernport maintains control.
Savernport fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Savernport controlling from mount.
Savernport is trying to take his opponent's back.
Savernport get's back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savernport forces Buckley back against the cage and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Savernport.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Savernport as Buckley tries to tie him up.
Buckley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Savernport smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Buckley avoiding damage as Savernport throws knees to the body.
Buckley is looking to break free of the clinch but Savernport has double underhooks.
Savernport blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buckley tries to pull guard but Savernport won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Savernport showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Savernport scores with a takedown into Buckley's guard.
Savernport controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Savernport 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savernport is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Savernport scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Savernport content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savernport won't allow Buckley to sweep him here.
Buckley trying to control the position.
Savernport keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Buckley's head.
Savernport content to stall in guard here.
Savernport gets to his feet - Buckley follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Savernport takes a swing at Buckley's ribcage but misses.
Savernport darts in and clinches Buckley up against the cage.
Buckley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Savernport has hold of one of Buckley's legs. Buckley is fighting the takedown attempt but Savernport gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Savernport pushes down on Buckley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Buckley trying to control but Savernport postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savernport is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Savernport connects with a nice short shot to Buckley's temple.
Buckley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley wants to sweep here but Savernport controlling him for the moment.
Iain Savernport has got the better of the ground game so far.
Savernport slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Savernport is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Buckley wants to stand and escape but Savernport is having none of it.
Savernport sitting in guard here, content to control.
Savernport pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buckley is keeping the position for now.
Savernport is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Savernport decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Buckley, up you get!
Savernport shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Buckley pinned against the cage. Buckley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Savernport fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Buckley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Savernport drops Buckley with a beautiful combination! Buckley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Savernport is looking for the KO!
And that's the end of the fight!
Iain Savernport comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Savernport 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iain Savernport!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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