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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Everaldo Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge comes to the cage accompanied by Evans Entrance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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171 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Everaldo Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rich Savage!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Savage.
Jorge tries a head kick but it misses.
Savage looks to land a body kick but Jorge moved away.
Savage sizes up Jorge with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Everaldo Jorge has been cut.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Jorge walks into a jab.
Savage throws a head kick but Jorge moves out of range.
Jorge tries to clinch but Savage moves out of range.
Savage swings for the body but Jorge moves out of range.
Jorge is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.
Savage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jorge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jorge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savage connects with a high kick.
Jorge is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.
Jorge looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Savage!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage wants to hold on but Jorge pushes him away.
Jorge working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jorge seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Savage is holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jorge is trying to control here but Savage has managed to regain half guard.
Jorge is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Savage has managed to free his arm - good work.
Savage is trying to maintain the position but Jorge is very close to passing his half guard.
Jorge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Savage defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge trying to pass the guard but Savage defending well.
Jorge working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Savage's thigh. Savage counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jorge trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jorge is looking to stand up but Savage won't let him.
Jorge might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorge.
Savage slips a jab and a cross from Jorge.
Crunch! Savage slams his shin into Jorge's torso.
Jorge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Savage lands a high kick!
Rich Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Savage but Savage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Everaldo Jorge's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Savage misses with a low kick as Jorge jumps back.
Savage throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Savage throws a leg kick but Jorge checks it.
Jorge moves into the clinch.
Jorge wants to get back to striking at distance but Savage won't allow it.
Jorge leaning against his opponent.
Savage pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jorge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jorge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jorge's head.
Jorge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Everaldo Jorge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jorge throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge misses with a body kick.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Jorge shoots for a takedown but Savage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Savage is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Savage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Savage tries to land a body kick
and Jorge counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Savage!
Jorge is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jorge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jorge gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge wants to work for an arm triangle but Savage is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jorge trying to control from half guard but Savage is working away.
Jorge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge throwing shots but Savage is blocking nicely.
Savage keeping control of the position.
Savage won't allow Jorge to pass to mount.
Jorge is looking to take a break and control but Savage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Savage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jorge drives through and clinches with Savage against the cage.
Jorge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Savage throws a front kick that sends Jorge stumbling back into the cage.
Jorge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jorge tries to clinch up but Savage circles away and keeps his distance.
Savage scores with a three punch combo!
Savage lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorge moves out of range of the body kick.
Savage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Savage throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rich Savage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Everaldo Jorge's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jorge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Savage scores with a jab. Jorge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savage lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Jorge.
Jorge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donk. Savage catches Jorge right on the button with a cross.
Jorge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Savage throws a lazy head kick
and Jorge holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jorge is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jorge tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Savage smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Everaldo Jorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage throws a head kick but Jorge moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jorge.
Savage throws a sloppy head kick
and Jorge counters with a left to the body.
Savage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jorge tries to clinch there but Savage circles away.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rich Savage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body kick there by Jorge.
Jorge throws a head kick but Savage moves out of range.
Jorge moves in looking to clinch but Savage pushes him off.
Savage moves out of range of the body kick from Jorge.
Savage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jorge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jorge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jorge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge tries to clinch but Savage is having none of it.
Jorge takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rich Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jorge shoots in and bounces Savage off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Savage wants to stand but Jorge is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage is trying to control the position but Jorge postures up.
Jorge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jorge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jorge passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jorge is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Savage has escaped the position, nice work there.
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 is not content to let Jorge control the position.
Everaldo Jorge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rich Savage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jorge in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Everaldo Jorge.
I think Savage 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich 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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