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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Savage (ranked 13329 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Henry (ranked 3474 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry has chosen knuck if you buck as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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185 cm
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180 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Henry !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Henry 's guard.
Henry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Let's hope that Henry 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.
Savage passes into half guard.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
Henry is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Savage looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Henry won't allow Savage to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Henry has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Henry wants to control but Savage is keeping busy.
Henry desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Savage working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Savage wants to take a breather but Henry is having none of it.
Henry preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Henry is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Savage stands up and beckons Henry to join him on the feet.
Savage scores with a nice strike.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Savage.
Savage misses with a head kick.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Henry tries to score a body lock takedown but Savage shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Henry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Savage lands a left hand.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Henry blocks it with crossed arms.
Savage prevents a body shot from Henry .
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Savage gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry wants a takedown.
Jack Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Henry .
Henry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henry throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Henry is trying to drag Savage to the mat but Savage just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Henry tries for a takedown but Savage manages to get underhooks.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Savage after a bit of a struggle.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Savage's face.
Savage misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Savage lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Savage lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Savage blocks it.
Savage misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Savages head.
Savage drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Savage misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Savage.
Henry lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jack Savage has been cut.
Savage lands a nice elbow.
Henry goes for a takedown attempt but Savage pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Savage shoots in for a double leg but Henry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henry clinches up against the cage.
Henry cracks Savage with a nice body shot.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Savage has a couple of punches blocked by Henry .
Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Henry is working for takedown but Savage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savage missing with knees to the body.
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.
That's time! Back to the action!
Savage lands a head kick. Henry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice takedown defense from Savage. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Henry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Savage lands a nice hook to Henry 's body. Henry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Henry tries to counter it with a takedown but Savage pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Savage misses with a head kick.
Savage gets tackled into the cage by Henry . Henry maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Savage obliges.
Savage lands a knee to the body.
Savage is working for takedown but Henry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
Henry is leaning against Savage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Savage won't want to take too many of those.
A nice left hand lands by Savage.
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!
Henry is leaning against Savage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Andrew Henry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Henry lands an elbow inside that Savage shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savage stops a takedown attempt from Henry .
Jack Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Henry .
Henry wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage missing with knees to the body.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Savage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Savage misses with a knee strike.
Savage gets through Henry 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Savage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Savage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henry 's sensitive parts.
Henry blocks a head kick by Savage.
Henry slips a jab from Savage.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Savage shows good takedown defense.
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Savage but Savage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Savage throws a head kick that Henry semi-blocks.
Jack Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Savage avoiding damage as Henry throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Savage prevents it.
Savage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Savage scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
Savage tries to land knees in the clinch but Henry avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Savage.
Savage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Savage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Savage on the inside.
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Savage manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Savage wants a takedown.
A short left from Savage.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Savage.
Henry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Savage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henry dives in for a single leg takedown but Savage sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Savage seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Henry fails with the takedown
and Savage counters with a big head kick but Henry shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Savage throws a nice head kick!
Henry is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Savage! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Savage!
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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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